David Rowley Dean
MilitaryAssigned to 7BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by flak and ditched in channel on 25-Jun-44 in B-24 42-94849 'Maid of Fury' RTD
Pilot and Co-pilot unable to bale out due to altitude and were thrown from the aircraft on ditching. Picked up by RN destroyer.
Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755027
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36283677
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-814392
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Navigator
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Janesville, Wisconsin | 26 October 1921 | Janesville, Wisconsin |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 18 May 1942 | EnlistedMilwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7372