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Bryan, Donald S.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1921 - 2012

Biography

Donald S. Bryan was born on August 15, 1921 in Hollister, California. He joined the United States Army Air Forces in January 1942 and attended flight school at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. Bryan served with the 79th Fighter Squadron and 304th Fighter Squadron while stationed stateside and with the 328th Fighter Squadron in Europe from 1943 to 1945. Bryan remained in the military after World War II, retiring from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1964. He then started a second career as an inspector for an engineering firm and retired again in 1981. Bryan passed away in 2012.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

American Fighter Aces Association Oral Interviews

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-02-13-OralHist
Abstract

Collection of approximately one hundred twenty (120) oral histories of Fighter Aces and several non-aces, including relatives of aces, other military pilots, and military historians.

Dates: circa 1960s-1990s

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