Donald N. Aldrich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1917
Place of Birth: Moline, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 03-May-1947
Profession: aircraft pilot
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Donald N. Aldrich
- Donald Nathan Aldrich (24 October 1917 – 3 May 1947) was a United States Marine Corps Reserve captain and World War II flying ace.
- With 20 victories, Aldrich was the fifth-highest-scoring Marine Corps ace of the war.
- He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force after the United States Army Air Corps refused him because he was married.
- Aldrich became an instructor pilot and transferred to the United States Marine Corps in late 1942.
- He joined VMF-215 in the Solomon Islands campaign in June 1943, flying the Vought F4U Corsair.
- Aldrich added to his 20 victories in three combat tours with six probables, the highest total number of probables in the Marine Corps.
- Postwar, Aldrich continued to serve in the Marine Corps and was killed in a 1947 plane crash.
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