Loren E Dodson
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 16 December 1943 in B-17 #4230255 'Lonesome Polecat II. ' Became 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: Lonesome Polecat II
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Greenfeild, Illinois, USA | ||
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Died |
Loren was a wonderful man whom I met in 2000. He was close friends to my MIA brother who died on mission. | ||
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Other Survived war, became POW |
Germany | 16 December 1943 |
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Sources
Personal knowledge by Dr. Michael I. Darter. I met Loren many times, he was close friend and crewmate of my MIA brother Eugene F. Darter, who died on 16 Dec 43 near Texel Island, NL. Loren became POW and survived war and lived a wonderful life, dying 2007. I gave a eulogy at his memorial service in Carrolton, IL.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1558 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database