Paul F Dirker
Military
Kenneth Gorrell Crew
458th BG - 752nd BS
Back Row: Unknown - N, Lt. Kirschman - B, Louis Sonnefeld - CP, Kenneth Gorrell - P
Middle Row: John Hiebert - G, Paul Dirker - TT/E, Dewey Adams - WG
Front Row: Rocco Immundo - TTG, Calvin Criswell - RO, Wisner - TG
Crashed on takeoff for their first combat mission, 2 March 1944. 7 KIA 458th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 23069 - Crew #15 Kenneth Gorrell Crew 458th BG - 752nd BS Back Row: Unknown - N, Lt. Kirschman - B, Louis Sonnefeld - CP, Kenneth Gorrell - P Middle...
Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for an operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Awarded soldiers medal for heroic actions at the site of the crash. Returned to Duty (RTD). Became Crew Chief for squadron.
Awards: Soldiers Medal, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ginny
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Indiana, USA | 16 January 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 23 September 1942 | |
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Other Survived fatal crash |
Norwich, UK | 2 March 1944 | Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for an operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Awarded soldiers medal for heroic actions at the site of the crash. Returned to Duty (RTD). |
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Died |
Mountain Home, AR, USA | 12 April 2001 | |
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Based |
Horsham St Faith | Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF. | |
| Will County, IL, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
