Joseph D Doglio

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

The crew of B-17 #42102511 was Killed in Action (KIA) on 19 July 1944 while on a bombing mission to Lechfeld, Germany. It was Lt. Doglio's 15th mission. There was one survivor--the waist gunner. Lt. Doglio enlisted as a mechanic on 2 November 1942. He then took up navigating and graduated from navigator school on 17 May 1944. He loved to play the saxophone and was shy, but by all accounts was a great navigator. His remains were not found until 1949. They were returned to his family in South Wilmington, IL.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

German soldiers inspect the damaged tail section of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102511) that has crashed near Lechfield. First handwritten caption on reverse: '19-7-44.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Photo No 1- tail of B-17 G serial no 42.102511, 398th (B) Group. On left side in the background the burning rest's of the front part.'

42-102511

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

19 July 1944

Born

Clifton, Texas, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 19 July 1944

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398th History, Vol 1 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7544 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database