Guy E Dority

Military

Member of crew of B-17E #41-9085, 'JARRIN JENNY', first American manned B-17 to land in Great Britain at Prestwick, Scotland on 1 July 1942. Dority completed 50 bombing missions in ETO.

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Units served with

Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-9085

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jarrin Jenny
  • Unit: No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center 303rd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron

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Added an association to the A/C #41-9085 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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97th Bomb Group Association, Inc., Roster - June 1, 2000 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia