John Junior Dodrill
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Linda Huffstetler
Object Number - UPL 57651
Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) near Gladbach in B-17 42-37936 'The All American Girl', Dodrill was the youngest Lieutenant in the 3rd Air Division at the time of his death on 10-Jan-45.
Eye witnesses “A/C 42-37936 was last seen at 12:28 headed towards Belgium with bomb bay doors open. Doors had been open since the target. All engines were operating and the aircraft did not appear to be having difficulties “
Awards: AM (OLC), American campaign, EAME (1BS), PH.
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Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- 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: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-719845
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34736975
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36756051
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34652576
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11068509
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The All Amercian Girl/Our Mark
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Whittier, California | 22 November 1924 | BornWhittier, California |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Gladbach, Germany | 10 January 1945 | Killed in Action (KIA)Gladbach, Germany |
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Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK |
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Buried |
Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, California | 1 January 1948 | Grave marker was place as a memorial but no body recovered Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, Los Angeles County, California |
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Based |
Thorpe Abbotts, UK | 10 January 1945 | Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77214765/john-j-dodrill
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56289249/john-j-dodrill
Removed rank from name field. Brought together information from duplicate record added by relative Huffstetler Lindafrom their family knowledge
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11744 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
