McDonalds Survival Tale From WWII Bombing and Escape
McDonald recalls his bomber being shot down at 21,000 feet. He parachuted into a mountainside, surrendered to Germans after meeting two Germans posing as Italians, and was held at camps near Frankfurt and Breslau until liberation by the 14th Armored Division on April 29, 1945. He later settled in Aiken and built a life after military service.
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McDonald recalls war life from birth to POW camp
Molly Marshall McDonald born February 16, 1920 in Austin Texas. Her father and grandfather were prominent builders and mayoral forebears. She attended Barnet high school then the University of Texas before entering Army Air Corps after Pearl Harbor. She trained as bombardier and instructor, served in Italy, parachuted after a crash near Garmisch Partenkirchen, was captured by German police, held at POW camp Stalag Luft 3, endured Red Cross parcels and harsh conditions, and witnessed mass executions of British officers for tunneling attempts.
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