William Dietel Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Twelve men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Seven men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. UPL 65891 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. 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)
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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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Twelve men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Seven men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Observer
Twelve men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Seven men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Twelve men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Seven men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

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28 July 1944

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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=…

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