John Joseph Dore Jr
Military
Rear L-R: Frank Norris, Joe Finneran, Worthington Franks, Will D Buchanan, John J Dore.
Front L-R: Max Lower, Joe Iosco, Stan Packer, Wes Jones
Added details. - Kickapoo
Object Number - UPL 14213 - B-24D Liberator, 42-40102, Old Baldy, was lost near it's target at Ploesti, Romania. An AA flak round hit the pilot compartment, instantly...
Lt. John J. Dore, Jr. was assigned as Command Pilot to the 345th Bomb Squadron, the 98th Bomb Group, in the 9th Air Force, USAAF. B-24D, 42-40102, Old Baldy. The airplane and crew were lost near their target at Ploesti, Romania, shot down by flak and killed in their plane's crash (KIA). The AC took a direct hit from a Romanian 88mm flak round. Pilot 1st. Lt. John J. Dore, Jr. was killed in his airplane's crash. KIA with 4 crewmen KIA and 6 crewmen MIA. Aircraft Failed To Return (FTR). 1 Aug 1943. MACR 223.
Awards: SS, DFC, AM (5OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33028505 / O-791381
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11037218 / O-661605
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18061732 / O-662038
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16043722
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32276405
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Old Baldy
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Florence American Cemetery, Tavarnuzze, Italy
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, NY | 11 May 1919 | Son of John J Sr and Rena Hall [Sipp] Dore. |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, CT | 3 July 1941 | Hartford, Connecticut |
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Died |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Pilot on B-24 42-40102 'Old Baldy' Lost near the target, Ploesti, AA hit point blank at 30 feet or less from a Rumanian 80 mm. Pilot 1st Lt John J Dore. 10 KIA. MACR 223. |
| Garden City, NY, USA | Garden City, New York, USA. | ||
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Florence, Provincia di Firenze Toscana, Italy. | ||
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Other Assigned |
Libya | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |