Dinwiddie Fuhrmeister

Military

He reported to the ETO on 04 May 1943. He was the 95th officer to complete tour on 01 Feb 1944. Completed approx. 25 missions from 13 May 1943 to 29 Jan 1944. He departed the ETO on 04 Oct 1944.

11 April 1943 while in transit navigation problems led to a rough landing at Pembrokeshire as a horizontal stabilizer was lost. He completed 25 missions from March 1943 to October 1944. He lead the second element in the lead squadron in plane #720, 'Ta-Rez' on the 17 Aug 1943 mission to Schweinfurt.



DFC, AM 3OLC,

In 1948 he became director of the Tacoma Little Theatre and was then Producer and Director for KTNT-TV. He was afterwards with Tacoma News-Tribune where part of his duties was to organize the Tacoma Soap Box Derby,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

People

Harris Goldberg

Harris Benjamin Goldberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 10601005
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

1 December 2002

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

306th Echoes July 2003

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, Losses of the 8th and 9ths AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 102, First Over Germany pg. 145, 151, 153, 178, 191, & 323, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…