Adelbert Earl Dorsett
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Curtis Field 1943 yearbook
Object Number - UPL 28671 - Curtis Field 1943
1st Lieutenant Adelbert E. Dorsett was born February 26, 1922, the son of Andrew and Grace Dorsett. His hometown was Roselle, New Jersey. He was serving as the Bombardier aboard B-24 tail #42-95091 of the 389th Bomb Group, 567th Bomb Squadron, when it was downed by Flak over Saarbrücken, Germany, on May 27, 1944. The Liberator crashed Püttlingen, 4km N of Völklingen (near Saarbrücken), Germany. Initially buried at the Püttlingen cemetery, his remains were transferred after the war to the Lorraine American Cemetery at St. Avold, France.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18108660
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14139966
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095755 at enlistment, then O-755181
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12054324 at enlistment, then O-695069
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16059738 at enlistment, then O-793811
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 27 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Roselle, New Jersey, USA | 26 February 1922 | 1st Lieutenant Adelbert E. Dorsett was born February 26, 1922, the son of Andrew and Grace Dorsett. His hometown was Roselle, New Jersey. |
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Enlisted |
20 June 1942 | New York City, New York | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Püttlingen, Germany | 27 May 1944 | He was serving as the bombardier aboard B-24 tail #42-95091 of the 389th Bomb Group, 567th Bomb Squadron, when it was downed over Saarbrucken, Germany, on May 27, 1944. Crashed Püttlingen, Germany. |
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Buried |
28 May 1944 | at the Püttlingen cemetery, Germany | |
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Buried |
Plot K Row 26 Grave 7 | ||
| Roselle, New Jersey |
Revisions
Brought in information from a second duplicate record. Source:
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
See also:
https://www.abmc.gov/node/538420#.WAC25k0VCM9
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=56654519
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5260
MACR 5260 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
