Maurice Arthur Dinneen

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Maurice Dinneen was Bombardier on board B-24H #42-52226 when it fell out of formation after fighter attacks on a return from a mission to Genshagen near Berlin on 6 March 1944. The crew baled over the IJsselmeer, Holland, with three rescued and seven drowned, including Maurice. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17063523 at enlistment, then O-687662
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18090466
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16061076 at enlistment, then O-746308
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16082294 at enlistment, then O-690377
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37228561
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

17 December 1921 St Louis, Missouri, United States

Enlisted

23 July 1942 Ft Francis E. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Other

bailed out

6 March 1944 of B-24H #42-52226, over Noord-Holland

Other

Killed In Action

6 March 1944 landed in the Ijsselmeer, The Netherlands, and drowned

Other

body found

19 April 1944 in the waters of the Ijsselmeer, The Netherlands

Buried

25 April 1944 at the Oosterbegraafplaats (Eastern Cemetery) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming

Buried

after the liberation of the area, his remains were buried at the Margraten American Temporary Cemetery, The Netherlands

Buried

after the war, his remains were brought to the USA, where Maurice rests at the Mount Olivert Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Revisions

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MACR 2970
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card

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MACR 2970

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MACR 2970

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2970 / MACR 2970, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database