Dale Eugene Dellinger
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 28466 - S/Sgt Dale E Dellinger Radio Operator 89TCS, 438TCG, 9AF.
Assigned to 89TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. On mission to Denain / Pouvry, France went into an inverted dive and crashed into the ground at Jacobs Well, Guildford. It seemed the 5,000lb of cargo had shifted, disrupting the aircraft's Centre of Gravity. 25-Oct-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 89th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34116979 / O-680153
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Nicknames: Lilly Bell II
- Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 89th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Springer, NM 87747, USA | 21 October 1923 | Son of Everett Samuel and Nancy Florence [House] Dellinger. |
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Enlisted |
Santa Fe, NM, USA | 2 April 1943 | Santa Fe New Mexico |
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Died |
Jacobs Well, Guildford, UK | 25 October 1944 | On mission to Denain / Pouvry, France went into an inverted dive and crashed into the ground at Jacobs Well, Guildford. It seemed the 5,000lb of cargo had shifted, disrupting the aircraft's Centre of Gravity. 25-Oct-44. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
26 October 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
| California, USA | |||
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Based |
Greenham Common | 25 October 1944 | Assigned to 89TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Other Pre War Employment |
San Diego, CA, USA | Engine mechanic on the production line at Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in San Diego, California. |
