Identity
Person No.
7111
Service No.
542377V
Last Name
First Name
Donald Eric
Initials
D E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG839, 7 crew (2 RAFVR), shot down while attacking the oil storage tanks at Giurgiu, south of Bucharest, Romania
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of Gaustav (George) and Edith Fietze; husband of Deleen Agnes Fietze, of Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa. Born Keiskama Hoek, District King William's Town. A clerk. On ROH plaque in Christ Church in Mayfair.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "31 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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