Charles L Dulin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21376.jpeg UPL 21376 Charles Dulin - Cedaar Rapids, 94th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21376 - Charles Dulin - Cedaar Rapids, 94th BG, KIA

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 42-102520. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 29 April 1944

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Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 5 miles west of Texel, Netherlands 29 April 1944 The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed into the North Sea with the Co-pilot Knowlden still in the plane. He was the only survivor. According to him the rest of the crew bailed out and were never rescued. Charles Louis Dulin attended Cornell College at Mount Vernon, Iowa, class of 1942. Lt Charles L Dulin was musician in a dance band before he entered in the service. He entered the service on 12 August 1942 in Los Angeles, California

Born

Cedar Rapids, IA, USA

Buried

No Known Grave Tablet of The Missing Netherlands American Cemetery

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4261 / MACR 4468 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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