Theodore Rilea Doe

Military

Theodore Doe was on board of B-17E Serial 41-9051 on a navigational training exercise to Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland as final destination on 14 Sept 43. Piloted by Captain William C. Anderson, CO of 813th BS, the B-17 somehow flew off course by some 50 miles and crashed into Skiddaw Mountain, near Keswick in Cumbria, United Kingdom. All 10 aboard were killed. Lt. Doe was listed as a passenger on this plane.

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Units served with

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

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

People

William Calvin Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-432027
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Clarence Henry Ballagh

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-447194
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: passenger

Raymond Evertson Diltz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19080550 at enlistment, then O-731036
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Thomas Caldwell Henderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-366456
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: passenger

Bryson Robson Hills

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 10940312
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Aircraft

41-9051

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flaming Mayme
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron 342nd Bomb Squadron 97th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States 14 September 1943 in the crash of B-17 Serial 41-9051

Born

Idaho, United States the son of Rilea W. and Lillian (Mohr) Doe

Enlisted

Buried

Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States

Revisions

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Sources

US Census 1930
Lt Clarence Ballagh's IDPF file at http://www.americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/media/media-19938…

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ContributorED-BB
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It's Theodore R. Doe (middle initial not P)
NARA WWII Casualties from Alameda County, California

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / book: Hell on High Ground, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 281-2 WWII Memorial