Joseph L Dilley
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He flew on Nelson Hardin crew. Reported to ETO on 27 Nov 1943.
Attacked by 12 FW190s on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 29 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39950 'Wampus Cat' crash landed SW of Amsterdam after 7 crewmembers baled out.
POW, AM 2OLC,
The Nelson Hardin Crew 306th BG
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wampus cat
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Harmosa Beach, California, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 March 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3481 / MACR 3481, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 229, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…