Carlisle John Dinsmoor
MilitaryFront Left to Right:
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Lt Ted Lotterman - Miami, FL; - Pilot
Albert H (Al) Grinstead Jr.-Lincoln, ME - Bombardier
Harold M (Bud) Hegyessy Jr Alliance, OH; - Navigator
Back Left to Right:
'Dukie' Dinsmoor; - Engineer
Tony M Annonio-Morgantown
Austin M 'Pinky' Pinkham-S Bristol ME;
William J (Bill) Garrison-Ducor, CA;
Ralph W 'Kansas' Koby-Wichita,
John P 'Thumber' TeWalt-Vincennes, IN;
“Some of the crews were assigned aircraft and flew to Europe in those aircraft. Because of our high standing during the training period we were sent to New York by train and flown to Europe by commercial aircraft. They had to shunt our troop cars to a different station in Chicago and as a result we were free to visit family. We had lunch at the Edgewater Beach hotel hosted by my father and had a great group picture taken of the whole crew by my uncle, a professional photographer.
“While we were in Chicago my engineer, Duke Dinsmore, bought a whole case of bourbon whiskey for a bartender on State Street. This was quite a surprise since in Kearney they had made him buy a quart of rum in order to get a pint of whiskey. Needless to say we were well fortified not only on our trip to New York but also during our early days in England.
Scott Weir, grandson of ALbert Hugh Grinsted
Assigned to 365BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Post war: Raced Indy 500 cars under the name of 'Duke' Dinsmore.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Williamstown, WV | 10 April 1913 | Son of John Calhoun Dinsmoor and Nellie [Feeney] McCotter. |
Enlisted |
Patterson Field, Fairfield, OH | 5 November 1942 | Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio |
Other Discharged USAAF |
27 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Fort Lauderdale, FL | 13 October 1985 | |
Buried |
Oak Grove Cemetery Marietta, Washington County, OH | 15 October 1985 | Oak Grove Cemetery Marietta, Washington County, Ohio |
Dayton, OH | |||
Based |
Podington | Assigned to 365BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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