Donald J Dinwiddie
MilitaryShot down by fighters on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-39786 'G. I. Sheets', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: G. I. Sheets
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
30 March 1923 | ||
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Died |
19 February 2005 | (aged 81) | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
29 January 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 | |
|
Buried |
Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery |
Revisions
Added an Association to “Molesworth”, the home base of the 303rd BG.
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #198 on 14 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography"
Updated spelling of the surname per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 15578954.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15578954/donald-j-dinwiddie
Removed a space in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Updated Born event and added Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 15578954.
Updated spelling of the surname per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 15578954.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15578954/donald-j-dinwiddie
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Removed a space in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Changed surname to match spelling from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Corrected the spelling of the surname per MACR 2260 at Fold3.com.
Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28603785
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2260 / MACR 2260, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://303rdbg.com/rost-cd.html#C