Theodore Rilea Doe
MilitaryTheodore Doe was on board of B-17E Serial 41-9051 on a navigational training exercise to Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland as final destination on 14 Sept 43. Piloted by Captain William C. Anderson, CO of 813th BS, the B-17 somehow flew off course by some 50 miles and crashed into Skiddaw Mountain, near Keswick in Cumbria, United Kingdom. All 10 aboard were killed. Lt. Doe was listed as a passenger on this plane.
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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: 482nd Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-432027
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-447194
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: passenger
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19080550 at enlistment, then O-731036
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-366456
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: passenger
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10940312
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flaming Mayme
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron 342nd Bomb Squadron 97th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States | 14 September 1943 | in the crash of B-17 Serial 41-9051 |
Born |
Idaho, United States | the son of Rilea W. and Lillian (Mohr) Doe | |
Enlisted |
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Buried |
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States |
Revisions
US Census 1930
Lt Clarence Ballagh's IDPF file at http://www.americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/media/media-19938…
It's Theodore R. Doe (middle initial not P)
NARA WWII Casualties from Alameda County, California
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / book: Hell on High Ground, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 281-2 WWII Memorial