Donald Gillespie Mercer
Pilot Officer · 130463 · United Kingdom
- Died
- 26 February 1943, aged 24
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Longuenesse (st. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France
Operations on this date. 3 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 26 February 1943: Nuremberg · Cologne · Dunkirk. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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26 January 1943
Gazetted: DFM
Distinguished Flying Medal -
26 February 1943
Died
aged 24
Awards
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Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) — gazetted 26 January 1943
This officer, who has participated in numerous sorties, has led his section and occasionally the. flight, with skill and courage. He has destroyed 3 enemy aircraft, i motor torpedo boat and shared in the destruction of 2 other motor torpedo boats. Throughout, Pilot Officer Mercer has set a fine example.
Source: CWGC casualty record: MERCER, DONALD GILLESPIE → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission