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Donald Harlow Bochkay (September 19, 1916 – January 9, 1981) was an American fighter ace in the United States Army Air Forces. During World War II, he was credited with destroying 13 enemy airplanes in aerial combat, including two jet-powered Messerschmitt Me 262s.
| Chronicle of aerial victories | |||||
| Date | # | Type | Location | Aircraft flown | Unit Assigned |
| March 5, 1944 | 0.15 | Focke-Wulf Fw 190 | Bordeaux, France | P-51B Mustang | 363 FS, 357 FG |
| March 6, 1944 | 2 | Messerschmitt Bf 110 | Berlin, Germany | P-51B | 363 FS, 357 FG |
| April 8, 1944 | 1 | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Brunswick, Germany | P-51B | 363 FS, 357 FG |
| April 11, 1944 | 0.5 | Bf 109 | Magdeburg, Germany | P-51B | 363 FS, 357 FG |
| April 24, 1944 | 1 | Bf 109 | Munich, Germany | P-51B | 363 FS, 357 FG |
| June 29, 1944 | 1 | Bf 109 | Schöningen, Germany | P-51B | 363 FS, 357 FG |
| July 5, 1944 | 11 | Bf 109Fw 190 | Rouen, France | P-51C Mustang | 363 FS, 357 FG |
| July 25, 1944 | 1 | Bf 109 | Paris, France | P-51D Mustang | 363 FS, 357 FG |
| July 29, 1944 | 1 | Fw 190 | Merseburg, Germany | P-51D | 363 FS, 357 FG |
| December 5, 1944 | 2 | Fw 190 | Berlin, Germany | P-51D | 363 FS, 357 FG |
| February 9, 1945 | 1 | Messerschmitt Me 262 | Fulda, Germany | P-51K Mustang | 363 FS, 357 FG |
| April 18, 1945 | 1 | Me 262 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | P-51D | 363 FS, 357 FG |
| Air Force Command Pilot Badge | ||
| Distinguished Flying Crosswith three bronze oak leaf clusters | Air Medalwith two silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters | Air Medal(second ribbon required for accoutrement spacing) |
| Air Force Presidential Unit Citationwith two bronze oak leaf clusters | American Defense Service Medal | American Campaign Medal |
| European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medalwith silver and bronze campaign stars | World War II Victory Medal | Army of Occupation Medalwith 'Germany' clasp |
| National Defense Service Medal | Air Force Longevity Service Awardwith four bronze oak leaf clusters | Croix de Guerrewith Palm(France) |