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Sherman Metcalf DODGE
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Source : usafdo (Ellen Marchese) | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O 797491 | ||||||
| AGE | 25 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH |
17 August 1918 Winchester county Middlesex MASSACHUSSETTS | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MASSACHUSSETTS | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Spouse : Jeanette BUEHLER DODGE Parents : Frédérick A & Mildred HATHAWAY DODGE | ||||||
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| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Composer |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT |
19 March 1942 Boston MASSACHUSSETTS | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 331st Bomb Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 94th Bomb Groupe | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 14 October 1943 |
Source : Britney H | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH |
Between Flirey and Essey-et-Maizerais (2 km S) 25 km O Pont-à-Mousson | ||||||
| PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN | B-17 Fortress - type F-45-DL - s/n 42-3338 QE*P Carré-A "Lonesome Polecat II"
Macr : 791 Mission : Schweinfurt (All) Takeoff 10:00 am station 468 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Shot down by the flak Plane partially evacuated before the crash | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Marigny N°3504
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| CEMETERY |
LORRAINE AMERICAN CEMETERY of Saint Avold | ||||||
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| DECORATION & BREVET |
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| STORY | |||||||
Source : usafdo | Winchester High School Winchester, MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
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Lieutenant DODGE’s B17 takes off from station 468 of Burry St Edmunds in Suffolk (England) at 10 o'clock, the mission bombard the ball bearing factory of Schweinfurt in Germany. The aircraft was seriously hit before or after the mission, knowing that it could not return to England, Lieutenant DODGE decided to head towards France to give his crew a maximum chance of jumping, thanks to this action, 4 crew members will be able to join England. |
Source : Lenny Dodge | ||||||
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Source : JP Gentil |
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Source : John Glassford |
Wildwood Cemetery
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-45-DL - s/n 42-3338 QE*P Carré-A"Lonesome Polecat II"
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| 2Lt | Sherman M | DODGE | Pilot | Dead | Cim Am St-Avold (57) | O-797491 - PH/Sstar - Massachusetts - Parachute not open |
| 2Lt | John T | CHANDLER | CoPilot | Escaped | O-680405 - Né le 26/08/1918 - Southgate, California - Hosted at Jaunin Griaque in Rambucourt - Escape by Switzerland with Regina - UK return by Annecy on 13/09/1944 | |
| 2Lt | Frank J | FRANCIS | Navigator | Dead | Fort Bliss Nat Cem. El Paso, Texas - B.O.336A | O-747087 - 23 ans - Cuba - Fils de William Henry et Nora Lucille Francis, Texas |
| 2Lt | James K D | BECKER | bomber | Escaped | O-671260 - Né le 14/03/1921 - Kennett Square, Pennsylvania - Escape by Switzerland - UK return by Annecy on 13/09/1944 | |
| Sgt | Warren G | BUTTERFIELD | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am St-Avold (57) | 39831659 - PH - Idaho |
| Sgt | Robert M | THOMAS | Gunner | Prisoner- Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia Bavaria | 39255985 - California | |
| S/Sgt | Douglas Jr | McCLENDON | Radio/Gunner | Escaped | 34425437 - Né le 11/08/1921 - Greenville, Mississippi - Escape by Switzerland - UK return by Annecy on 13/09/1944 | |
| Sgt | Louis J | BUONAROBO | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am St-Avold (57) | 12144418 - PH - New York USA |
| S/Sgt | James V | FESTA | Mechanic/Gunner | Escaped | 32498839 - Né le 14/12/1920 - Brooklyn, New York -Evasion by Switzerland - UK return by Annecy on 18/09/1944 | |
| Sgt | James Jr | MENAUL | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am St-Avold (57) | 19179204 - AM/PH - California |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | JP Gentil - Findagrave.com - Findagrave.com - Weremember.abmc.gov - Ancestry - Francecrashes39-45.net |
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| REDACTEURS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |