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DONALD ARTHUR BACCUS
DONALD ARTHUR BACCUS
Colonel Don Baccus and his P-51D Mustang/44-72746/CV+U, during 1945.

Last Wartime Rank:
  Lieutenant Colonel
Unit(s):
  • 359th Fighter Group, CO
Theatre(s): ETO
Decoration(s):
  • Air Medal
  • Air Medal with 8 oak leaf clusters (1 silver, 3 bronze)
  • American Campaign Medal
  • American Defense Medal
  • Army of Occupation Medal
  • Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 oak leaf clusters
  • Purple Heart
  • Silver Star
  • World War II Victory Medal
  • Croix de Guerre (French)
  • Air Force Longevity Service Award with 5 oak leaf clusters (1 silver oak leaf cluster)
  • European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 silver star and 1 bronze star
Victories: 13.5 Aerial
Total Missions: 116
Service #: O-406504
Date Of Birth: April 29, 1916
Place Of Birth: Jamestown, ND, USA
Aircraft Flown:
  • P-51D Mustang/44-72746/CV+U
Source(s):
IWM: American Air Museum
Photo Source(s):
Jack Cook Collection.
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