Hugh E Dillon Jr

Military

Flew 30 missions, started out on B-17 'The Devil's Mate' but another crew took the plane and he flew on whatever plane needed him. Ditched at sea on the return from a mission to Berlin on 9 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31210. All the crew was rescued. RTD.



Air Medal w 5/Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31210

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Devils Mate
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

11 January 1921

Died

23 February 2003

Buried

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Added a connection to A/C # 42-31210 mentioned in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces