SECOND LIEUTENANT DONALD CLIVE DELANEY; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE

DOB/DOD: January 2, 1924 (Springfield, OH) – January 29, 1945; 21 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: Hickory Bluff, South Norwalk (draft card), and 401 Highland Ave, Norwalk
SERVICE NUMBER: O-827399
UNIT: Student Detachment, 360th Service Group
STATUS: Missing In Action; non-recoverable (at sea)

FAMILY: Born to Ralph M. Sr. (1895-1964) [born in Australia] and Pauline Shearer Delaney (1899-1939). One brother, Ralph Jr. (1922-1987).

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Graduated Wilbraham Academy, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, Class of 1942.

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Donald was a passenger on C-46D #44-77420, 56th Squadron, 375th Troop Carrier Group. C-46D #44-77420 took off from Biak Island, Indonesia on a Cargo & Passenger mission to Dulag, Leyte, Philippines. They were not heard from after takeoff and were assumed to have crashed at sea during the war.

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Airmen who perished on C-46D # 44-77420:
Allen, William G., SSgt, Radio Operator, Fayette, MO
Brewer, Alpheus W., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Lumber City, GA
Critz, Thomas F., 2nd Lt, Passenger, Starkville, MS
Delaney, Donald C., 2nd Lt, Passenger, NY, NY
Havens, Edwin C., 2nd Lt, Passenger, Hillsdale, MI
Hill, Marshall H., 2nd Lt, Passenger, Indianapolis, IN
Kaul, George E., 2nd Lt, Passenger, Faribault, MN
Murphy, Robert E., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Stensenville, MT
Seymour, Julian H., TSgt, Engineer, Whiteville, TN
Spiess, William F., 1st Lt, Pilot, St. Paul, MN

NOTE: All those who are listed as passengers, were members of the 360th Service Group, Student Detachment

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Memorialized Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery, 1634 McKinley Rd, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines.

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