Military
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 killing the pilot, 1st Lt John J Dore. All crewmembers were killed in action. 10 KIA. MACR 223. 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
TechSgt. Max Wendell Lower, 1907581, in crew photo. 1943
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Assigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. John Dore crew. Missed the Ploesti oil refinery due to dysentery. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | B-24 Command Pilot | 98th Bomb Group
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...
Group
The 98th trained for bombardment missions with B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942.
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Squadron
Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomb squadron and trained by Third Air Force. Deployed to Egypt in June 1942 over South Atlantic Transport Route transiting from Morrison Field, Florida though the Caribbean to Brazil; performed trans-Atlantic...
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D named, Old Baldy, was assigned to the 9th Air Force, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 345th Bomb Squadron, USAAF. Aircraft was lost, Failed To Return (FTR), with Lt. John J. Dore Jr.'s crew, after the bombing mission over Ploesti, Romania. Old...
Cemetery
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Philadelphia, PA | 4 April 1916 |
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Son of James Madison and Lillian [McBride] Buchanan. |
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| Enlisted | 12 December 1941 | |
| Based | Libya | 1943 – 1944 |
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Assigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Discharged USAAF | 2 December 1946 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | Kirkland, WA | 21 March 2007 |
| Buried | 4 June 2007 | |
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Arlington National Cemetery |
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