Banker, Donald Francis, LT

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant

Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1944-1944, 131X, USS Lexington (CV-16)

Service Years
1940 - 1944

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Minnesota

Year of Birth
1917

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Casualty Info

Home Town Duluth, MN	Last Address 142 E. 1st St Duluth, MN
Casualty Date Nov 05, 1944
Cause MIA-Finding of Death	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Pacific Ocean
Location of Interment Manila American Cemetery - Taguig City, Philippines	Wall/Plot Coordinates Tablets of the Missing

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2013, World War II Fallen
	2013, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2013, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2013, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page

1943-1944, 131X, VB-19

From Month/Year - / 1943	To Month/Year November / 1944
Unit VB-19 Unit Page
Rank Lieutenant	NEC 131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	VB-19 Details

	Type Aviation Fixed Wing
	Parent Unit Fixed Wing	Strength Not Specified
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Nov 5, 2013

Yearbook

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9 Members Also There at Same Time

VB-19

Gevelinger, Paul Andrew, LT, (1942-1944)	OFF	131X	Lieutenant
Stradley, Price Roe, LT, (1941-1944)	OFF	131X	Lieutenant
Smith, Robert Gilmor, LTJG, (1943-1944)	OFF	131X	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Doyle, Robert W, LTJG, (1943-1944)	OFF	131X	Ensign
Gilchrist, John Wardell, ENS, (1944-1944)	OFF	131X	Ensign
Blalock, George Thomas, CPO, (1929-1943)	RM	RM-0000	Chief Petty Officer
Plant, Harry, PO1, (1942-1945)	ARM	ARM-0000	Petty Officer Second Class
Butts, John, RADM, (1941-1973)	OFF		Lieutenant
Parker, Robert Brownwell, LT, (1942-1944)			Lieutenant