Ira C Dodd Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Hit by flak and crashed into North Sea on 8/6/44 in B-17 #42107185

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107185

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Alabama, USA

Died

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35743463/ira-columbus-dodd

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8075