Thread: Colonel Donald James Matthew Blakeslee - September 11, 1917 - September 3, 2008 - The Greatest American Fighter Pilot Has Passed Away
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Old 11th September 2008, 04:05
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Re: Colonel Donald James Matthew Blakeslee - September 11, 1917 - September 3, 2008 - The Greatest American Fighter Pilot Has Passed Away
I too am very surprised to find very little on the passing of Colonel Don. There is a brief blurb at SunSentinel.com that simply states "Blakeslee, Col. Donald J, 90, of Miami, FL passed away on September 3, 2008. Neptune Society Cremation. Published in the Sun-Sentinel on 9/5/2008"
What an understatement! We are losing these great guys at an ever increasing clip. Several of my very good friends from the 474th FG took their "last flights" just within the past two months. Please keep us informed on this forum if anything else is found.

Regards, Gary Koch
474th FG Historian
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