John T Dorris
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
401st Individual PR photo, this copy from (Dorris & Bryson) Family.
Object Number - UPL 29398 - S/Sgt. John T. Dorris, Radioman, 613Sq. Lt. Nelson B-17 Crew, Deenethorpe UK, from Pittsburgh PA.
Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by Flak over the target Politz in B-17 'IN-C' #42-31081 'Son of a Blitz'
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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: Son of a Blitz
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 23 October 1914 | |
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Died |
7 October 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action |
Police, Poland | 7 October 1944 | |
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Buried |
9 February 1950 | Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville KY |
Revisions
401st Bomb Group Individual PR photo, this copy from Family (Dorris-Bryson).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9757 / MACR 9757,
href="http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2145">http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2145> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
