Frederick Robert Dyer
MilitaryAssigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg 7-Oct-44 in B-17 44-8328; Seen to fall from tail section after flak hit. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9341
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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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: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16034903 / O-807458
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Riverside, NJ | 6 November 1922 | Son of Frederick Dyer. |
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Enlisted |
Camden, NJ | 25 January 1943 | Camden New Jersey |
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Died |
Merseburg, Germany | 7 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg 7-Oct-44 in B-17 44-8328. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9341 |
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Buried |
Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, NJ | Re-Interred Beverly National Cemetery Beverly, Burlington County, NJ | |
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Based |
Mendlesham | 7 October 1944 | Assigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |