Lt
Donald A. CORDIER
Enlistment Date: February 26, 1944
Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
Location:
Unit: 351st Bombardment Squadron
Rank:
Position: Radar Nav (Mickey Operator)
Beginning Date of 100th Service: Unknown
Time of Service at Thorpe Abbotts: Unknown - Unknown
Additional 100th Service Notes
Status: NOC
Comments: Radar Operator
Biography
Born April 26, 1916
Died postwar on December 24, 1966
Buried at Eternal Valley Memorial Park Cemetery in Newhall, CA
Additional Military Documents
Donald A. Cordier
Headstone Application
Comments and Notes
Memo 1:
Lt Cordier was Radar operator on Capt David Hutchinson's Lead Crew
LEAD CREW (mpf 2006)
2ND LT DAVID E. HUTCHINSON P FEH
2ND LT PAUL B. BATTERMAN CP FEH
2ND LT NORMAN GRAHAM NAV FEH
2ND LT ARTHUR ZEMSKE BOMB CPT 06 APR 45 LEIPZIG
SGT THOMAS H. FAGAN ROG FEH
T/SGT ANTHONY C. SAPPER TTE CPT DATE & MISSION UNK
S/SGT GEORGE D. MAST WG CPT DATE & MISSION UNK
S/SGT JOSEPH W. KAMPER, JR BTG CPT DATE & MISSION UNK
S/SGT WILLIAM R. TAYLOR TG CPT 08 APR 45 EGER (CZECH)
LT D.A. CORDIER RAD FEH
INCOMPLETE LIST OF MISSIONS FOR LT DAVID HUTCHINSON CREW
DATE TARGET A/C # A/C NAME POSITION COM P/COM N/
05/12/44 BERLIN 42-31530 EP-X QUITTIN TIME
12/12/44 DARMSTADT 43-38610 EP-T PFF (RADAR EQUIPPED)
25/12/44 KAISERLAUTERN 43-38610 EP-T PFF (RADAR EQUIPPED)
30/12/44 KASSEL 43-38610 EP-T PFF (RADAR EQUIPPED)
31/12/44 HAMBURG 43-38610 EP-T PFF (RADAR EQUIPPED)
10/01/45 COLOGNE
02/03/45 RUHLAND/DRESDEN 44-8776 LN-U PFF C-SQDN LEAD, STIVERS, HUTCHINSON
08/03/45 LANDGENDEER/GIESSEN 44-8717 EP-J MISS SWEETNESS PFF C-SQDN LEAD, SWAIN, HUTCHINSON
10/03/45 DORTMUND 44-8183 LD-Q PFF A-SQDN LEAD FLGT,SHIP # 2 HUTCHINSON
19/03/45 JENA 44-8209 EP-A THE BRASS HAT PFF C-SQDN LEAD, ROBBS, HUTCHINSON
21/03/45 RUHLAND 44-8209 EP-A THE BRASS HAT PFF
04/04/45 KIEL 44-8705 EP-Z PFF C-SQDN LEAD
06/04/45 LEIPZIG 44-8209 EP-A THE BRASS HAT PFF
07/04/45 BUCHEN 44-8794 LD-B PFF A-SQDN LEAD, GIBBONS, CROTTY, HUTCHINSON
10/04/45 BURG-BEI-MAGDEBURG 44-8790 LD-V PFF A-SQDN GROUP LEAD, CRUVER, CROTTY
11/04/45 LANDSHUT 44-8705 EP-Z PFF B-SQDN LEAD, ROBINSON, HUTCHINSON
CHOWHOUND MISSIONS..( FOOD DROPS )
3 MAY,1945 BERGEN/HILVERSUM 44-8183 LD-Q PFF B-SQDN LEAD , ROBINSON, HUTCHINSON
6 MAY,1945 BERGEN/HILVERSUM 44-8183 LD-Q PFF B-SQDN LEAD, HUTCHINSON
Memo 2:
2nd Lt. DAVID E. HUTCHINSON MISSIONS…..
# 270 2 MARCH,1945 RUHLAND/DRESDEN C-SQDN LEAD, STIVERS HUTCHINSON 44-8776 PFF LN-U HARDSTAND # 30……
# 274 8 MARCH,1945 LANDGENDEER/GIESSEN C-SQDN LEAD, SWAIN HUTCHINSON, 44-8717 (MISS SWEETNESS) PFF J HS # 7
# 276 10 MARCH,1945 DORTMUND A-SQDN LEAD FLGT,SHIP # 2 HUTCHINSON 44-8183 LD-Q HS # 43
(NOTE: A-SQDN GROUP LEAD, SUTTERLIN-PASSEN-BROWN 44-8717 PFF J HS # 7)…………
# 283 19 MARCH,1945 JENA, C-SQDN LEAD, ROBBS HUTCHINSON 44-8209 (THE BRASS HAT ) EP-A PFF HS # 8…………..
# 293 4 APRIL,1945 KIEL C-SQDN LEAD, HUTCHINSON 44-8705 EP-Z PFF HS # 11………………
# 296 7 APRIL,1945 BUCHEN, A-SQDN LEAD, GIBBONS CROTTY HUTCHINSON, 44-8794 LD-B PFF HS # R/W 04…………
# 299 10 APRIL,1945 BURG-BEI-MAGDEBURG , A-SQDN GROUP LEAD, CRUVER CROTTY HUTCHINSON, 44-8790 PFF LD-V HS # 50…….
# 300 11 APRIL,1945 LANDSHUT, B-SQDN LEAD, ROBINSON (RAIFORDscheduled,scratched) HUTCHINSON, 44-8705 PFF EP-Z HS # 11
.CHOWHOUND MISSIONS..( FOOD DROPS ) ………
3 MAY,1945 BERGEN/HILVERSUM , B-SQDN LEAD ,ROBINSON HUTCHINSON, 44-8183 PFF LD-Q HS # 43…………..
6 MAY,1945 BERGEN/HILVERSUM, B-SQDN LEAD, HUTCHINSON, 44-8183 PFF LD-Q HS # 43.................................…
Crew List
1st Crew List
Use your thumb to scroll through the results box below.
| Rank | Name | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT | BATTERMAN, Paul B. | P/CP | FEH |
| Lt | CORDIER, Donald | RAD | NOC |
| Capt | HUTCHINSON, David E. | P | FEH |
| LT | GRAHAM, Norman S. | NAV | FEH |
| Lt | ZEMSKE, Arthur R. | BOM | CPT |
| T/SGT | FAGAN, Thomas H. | ROG | FEH |
