Richmond P Dillon
Military
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Richmond P Dillon and son Paul Dillon
Family
Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30272 'Fritz Blitz', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16060366 / O-665661
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fritz Blitz
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cuddle Cat
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Superstitious Al-o-ysius
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 10 October 1943
- Date: 9 October 1943
- Date: 8 October 1943
- Date: 2 October 1943
- Date: 15 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Arkansas, USA | 21 June 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Little Rock, AR, USA | 12 November 1941 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 10 October 1943 - 6 October 1945 | Taken Prisoner in Haaksbergen, Holland |
Died |
St. Louis, MO, USA | 6 April 2012 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1118 / MACR 1118, Wall of Valor / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database