Bernard Francis Dorsey
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Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Hartigan crew. Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29571 'Charley Horse'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1033
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11065708 / O-797527
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Charley Horse
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Philadelphia, PA | 17 July 1917 | Son of Mary Elizabeth Ammann. |
Enlisted |
Fort George G Meade, MD | 21 February 1942 | Fort George G Meade, Maryland |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 20 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
Riverside, NJ | 26 March 2002 | |
Buried |
23 April 2002 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section 31 Site 7283 |
Revisions
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1033 / MACR 1033, Roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database