UPL 73101

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SSGt. James O. Dickenson Jr.
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SSGt. James O. Dickenson Jr. 8th AF, 96th Group, 339th Squadron. Served on B-17G# 43-38644 "Green Weenie" as a waist gunner. Plane lost December 4, 1944 on mission to Berlin. All crew survived but taken as POW and were all later repatriated.

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43-38644

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Green Weenie
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

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This picture is from his daughter Lili Marlene (Dickenson) Crowder.  He later said that he named my mother Lili Marlene because in the Stalag the Germans would play the song Lili Marlene (Lili Marleen) and he thought it was a beautiful song.  Song was later popularized by Marlene Deitrich.  Linked is a video of the song by the original artist.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjXC4N1HXf0