Joel A Dinger
MilitaryAssigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hanover in B-17 42-30174 'Gorgeous Hussy' 26-Jul-43; shot down, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 90
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11023695 / O-791352
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Luck II
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Schuylkill, PA | 3 February 1920 | Son of Wilson R and Maria K Dinger. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Aurich, Germany | 26 July 1943 | Shot down 26-Jul-43 in B-17 42-30174 'Gorgeous Hussy'. POW MACR 90 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 26 July 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Turner Field, GA | 19 March 1946 | Killed in plane crash. Turner Field, Georgia |
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Buried |
Saint Peter's United Church of Christ Cemetery Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA | 22 March 1946 | Saint Peter's United Church of Christ Cemetery Orwin, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 26 July 1943 | Assigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 90