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Note: The Marshall County Banner; Argyle, Marshall, MN; 14 Dec 1922
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Duncan CAMERON on Saturday, Dec. 9th, a son. Mother and child are doing well.
Also,
Mrs. CAMERON of St. Vincent, mother of Duncan CAMERON is visiting here and getting acquainted with Duncan Jr.
Military Notes:
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record about Donald E CAMERON
Name: Donald E CAMERON
Birth Year: 1922, Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
State: Minnesota, County or City: Hennepin
Enlistment Date: 26 Jul 1941, Enlistment State: Iowa, Enlistment City: Fort Des Moines
Branch: Air Corps, Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private, Grade Code: Private
Component: Regular Army (Including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependants
Height: 70
Weight: 152
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Enlistment Record and Report of Separation, Honorable Discharge
CAMERON, Donald E, 17029298, Grade: CPL, AAF, _A
336th Fighter Sq 4th Ftr Gp
Date of Separation: 29 Sep (19)45, Separation Center: Camp McCoy WIS
3109 Cedar Ave So Mpls Minn, Date of Birth: 9 Dec 1922, Argyle, Minn.
Eyes: Blue, Hair: BROWN, Height: 5-10, Weight: 172
White, Single, US Citizen, Student
Date of Enlistment: 26 Jul 1941, Ft. Des Moines, Iowa
Selective Service: no, Home address: 3407 Cedar Ave Mpls Minn
Military Occupational Specialty... Truck Driver Light "345?", Mechanic Badge
Battles and .... Rhineland, Ardennes, Central Europe
Air Offensive Europe, Normandy, Northern France
Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal Co 2 HQ 365th Ftr Gp 43, Distinguished Unit Citation Badge "W?" Co "14?" "45?"
Wounds received in action: None
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Reason and Authority for Separation:
Convenience of the Govt... ???
Air Corps Tech "???" Aircraft Metal ... ???
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European African Middle Eastern Theater Service Medal
American Defense Service Medal
Four (4) Overseas Service Bars
Twenty-five (25) Days "Lost?" under AW 107
Lapel Button "SS?" (maybe issue?)
ASR Score (2 Sep 45) "103?"
I'm told by family that "Don" was a glider pilot in WWII and during invasion made 15 flights in 72 hours.
Date: Mon, February 18, 2013 6:54 pm
tmccann@4thfightergroupassociation.org wrote:
Hi Laura,
As luck would have I had a few minutes this evening - and it turns out that's all I needed. His discharge notice led me to start looking for him at the end of the war (we have a few thousand pages of documentation so it helps to narrow down you r search parameters). I didn't have to look for long.
Cpl. Donald E. Cameron joined the 4th Fighter Group on June 23, 1945 and was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron. His assignment order indicates he came from the 359th Fighter Squadron, which was part of the 356th Fighter Group based at Martlesham Heath. The page you sent listed the 365th - perhaps that was a typo. Two other men (one sergeant and one staff sergeant) from the 359th were assigned to the 336th the same day. Cameron's MOS at Debden was listed as 555, which is the code for an Aircraft Sheet Metal Worker.
The base was a highly dynamic environment at this time, with people coming and going every day as the Group was demobilizing. Servicemen with enough points accrued to go home were sent packing. And that was the case for Cpl. Cameron. On August 26, 1945 he received orders to the Reinforcement Depot at AAF Station 579 (at Padgate in Leicestershire) to await transportation back to the US.
So his stay with the 4th at Debden lasted a little over two months. Cheers,
Tim McCann
Association of the 4th Fighter Group
Editor, The Eagle Eye
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org
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