Dayton Monroe Reeder Jr
Military303rd Bomb Group Records
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32291561
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39528163
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17088830
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-677416
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13098655
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Duchess, Sure Stuff
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Ramblin' Wreck : Idaho Potato Peeler
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Knock-out Dropper
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Old Squaw
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Haynesville, LA | 22 August 1915 | Son of Dayton Monroe 'DM' Sr and Turrell [Kight] Reeder. |
Enlisted |
17 March 1942 | ||
Other Discharged USAF |
30 June 1963 | Honourable discharge | |
Died |
Fort Worth, TX | 23 October 1980 | |
Buried |
Mount Olivet Cemetery Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX | 26 October 1980 | Mount Olivet Cemetery Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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http://www.303rdbg.com/359reeder.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106929018/dayton-monroe-reeder
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