William Dietel Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Standing, Rear Row L-R: William Dietel (P), George W. Harris (AC), Colonel Budd J. Peaslee (did not fly sortie), Herbert W. Funk (NAV), Sidney P. Taylor (TG), Kenneth C. Dutton (Observer), Edward Amory (FG)
Kneeling, Front Row L-R: Clyde W. Davis (B), Howard J. Adams (TT), Wyman D. Martin (WG), Lawrence E. Dunmyer (BT), Ardell H. Bollinger (RO)
Object Number - UPL 65891 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 10 July 1943/Abbeville, France. Standing, Rear Row L-R: William Dietel (P), George W. Harris (AC), Colonel Budd J....
Shot down 28 July 1944 in B-17 #4230032 'Sky Queen. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16051094
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734435
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Battle Wagon
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sky Queen
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sad Sack
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 July 1943
- Date: 25 July 1943
- Date: 14 July 1943
- Date: 10 July 1943
- Date: 4 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
28 July 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor / MACR 15165, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…