Serviceman

Donald Mc Ginnis

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

O-784918

Rank

2nd Lt. (20 April 1945)

Hometown

Spokane, WA

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 15, 136, 178

Sources

assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew

Crews

• Eugene Thomas Bissinger Crew, co-pilot · 840th
• Jack H. Leatherman Crew, co-pilot · 840th
• Thomas E. Parrish Crew · 840th

Missions placed on him

• mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Jack H. Leatherman crew, which flew it per its history (p. 136); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Thomas E. Parrish crew, which flew it per its history (p. 178); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 53, 22 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Jack H. Leatherman crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 136)
• mission 58, 28 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Jack H. Leatherman crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 136)
• mission 60, 31 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Jack H. Leatherman crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 136)
• mission 65, 10 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Jack H. Leatherman crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 136)
• mission 71, 18 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Jack H. Leatherman crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 136)
• mission 72, 19 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Jack H. Leatherman crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 136)
• mission 74, 22 August 1944 · Odertal · Listed with the Jack H. Leatherman crew, which flew it per its history (p. 136); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 117, 4 November 1944 · Regensburg · The Thomas E. Parrish crew's history names Regensburg: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 178)
• mission 138, 18 December 1944 · Odertal · Listed with the Jack H. Leatherman crew, which flew it per its history (p. 136); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 140, 20 December 1944 · Salzburg · The Thomas E. Parrish crew's history names Salzburg: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 178)
• mission 144, 28 December 1944 · Regensburg · Listed with the Thomas E. Parrish crew, which flew it per its history (p. 178); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 210, 20 April 1945 · Fortezza · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Aboard a lost aircraft

• MACR 13817 · 44-6861 · 20 April 1945 · mission 210, 20 April 1945 · MIA

Statements, mentions and histories

• 15 more statements from MACR 13817 are on the loss record.