Melvin B Dunham
MilitaryFlew 18 missions from December 1943 to March 1944. Shot down by fighters after losing an engine and falling behind and crashed NE of Stendal, GR on a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31785 'Slightly Dangerous'. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Slightly Dangerous II
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fort Worth, Texas, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 4 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2797 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 2797, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces