Don Ross
| Date and Place of Birth: | 1917 Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| Date and Place of Death: | March 5, 1945 Germany |
| Baseball Experience: | Amateur |
| Position: | Unknown |
| Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Military Unit: | 424 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Area Served: | European Theater of Operations |
Donald A. Ross was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1917. Ross attended
Riverdale Collegiate Institute in Toronto and was employed by George W.
Grant and Company before enlisting on June 20, 1940. Ross was a
prominent local baseball player and played with Webber's and Riverdale
Kiwanis.
Don Ross received his pilot's wings and commission in October 1942 at
Calgary, and became an instructor at Saskatoon and Pierce. In January
1944, Flight Lieutenant Ross left his wife, Catherine, and their
two-month old baby daughter, Beverley Dawn, bound for England and active
service with 424 Squadron.
Based at Skipton-on-Swale in North Yorkshire, Don Ross piloted Avro
Lancasters on nighttime bombing raids against Nazi targets in Europe.
At 16.42 hours on March 5, 1945, Flight Lieutenant Ross co-piloted a
Lancaster bound for Chemnitz in Germany. The bomber failed to return and
only one crew member survived, Flight Sergeant Antonek, who was taken
prisoner.
Donald Ross is remembered at the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, England.
His wife, Catherine, who never remarried, passed away in November 2003,
aged 85.
Date Added: February 7, 2013
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