Capt Don R. Urqhart was from Taylor County, Wisconsin. Born in 1921, died during WWII On 20 July, 1944 https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115412564 P-47 D Thunderbolt; FIGHTER; #42-26537 (522nd FS, 27th FG, 12th AF) crashed on takeoff at Serragia Airfield, Corsica Jul 20, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed. ~~~~~~~ Capt. Don Urquhart was a P-47 THUNDERBOLT Pilot with 77 Combat Missions. He died in a tragic accident on take-off at his home base on Corsica. He provided cover for our Troops at Sicily, Salerno and Anzio Beach-Heads. He was a valued Fighter Pilot and no doubt saved many lives in the protection he provided. MTO /WWII.

WAR-Diary; Thursday, 20 July 1944

USAAF Chronology: MTO Tactical Operations (12th AF): The XII Air Force Training and Replacement Command is disbanded in Algeria.
In Italy, medium bombers continue to pound Po River Valley bridges in or near Ostiglia, Parma, Mantua, Ferrara, and Alessandria; fighter-bombers again hit targets N of the battle area, concentrating on rail lines and destroying or damaging a large number of railroad cars as US Fifth Army forces push to a point SE of Pisa. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

THURSDAY, 20 JULY 1944

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Fifteenth Air Force):
Around 450 B-17s and B-24s bomb targets in Germany; B-17s attack the
airfield at Memmingen; B-24s bomb the airfield, Zeppelin works, and aircraft
factory at Friedrichshafen; P-38s and P-51s provide escort and, with the
bombers, claim 19 aircraft shot down.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Twelfth Air Force):
The XII Air Force Training and Replacement Command is disbanded in Algeria.
In Italy, medium bombers continue to pound Po River Valley bridges in or
near Ostiglia, Parma, Mantua, Ferrara, and Alessandria; fighter-bombers again
hit targets N of the battle area, concentrating on rail lines and destroying or
damaging a large number of railroad cars as US Fifth Army forces push to a
point SE of Pisa.

https://readtiger.com/wkp/en/Serragia_Airfield Corsica, Grance, Field where he crashed.

Barbi Ennis Connolly PrincessBarbiB25@msn.com _

Don R Urquhart