William Jay Dolgin

Military

Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-24 #42-7544. Plane crashed near Passendale, Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report- MACR 1382. Initially evaded. Captured Antwerp railroad station 25 March 1944 in a trap set by a false evasion line. Prisoner of War (POW). See the story of his evasion and capture at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fdolginwj.html

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

James Roy Akins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19063053 and O-677193
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Arthur T Bayer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37377434
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Henry John Dzwonkowski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35318190
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Assistant Radio Operator/Ball Turret Gunner

Jack D Foard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678629
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Robert S Knoll

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33368743
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-7544

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Seed of Satan II
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Revisions

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MACR 1382.
Personal research for his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fdolginwj.html

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1382 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database