Robert Warren Dideriksen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 21318 - Robert W Dideriksen - Shenandoah, 14th PR, KIA
15th June 1944 1st Lt. Robert W. Dideriksen flew Spitfire PR Mk XI, serial number PL790, to cover recon targets at Evere/Fauville and Coulommiers. He was intercepted by Me-109’s near Paris and killed in action. MACR 5671
Awards: AM (4OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
![Photographic officers of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group look through camera lenses infront of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273528.' [Censor no.]. A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380976.jpg.webp?itok=b-IRYuYJ)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Nicknames: My Darling Dorothy
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Aircraft Type: Oxford
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 381st Service Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pottawattamie, IA | 16 March 1921 | Son of Nels Moust and Christina [Hilstrum] Dideriksen. |
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Other Killed in action |
Paris, France | 15 June 1944 | 15th June 1944 1st Lt. Robert W. Dideriksen flew Spitfire PR Mk XI, serial number PL790, to cover recon targets at Evere/Fauville and Coulommiers. He was intercepted by Me-109’s near Paris and killed in action. MACR 5671 |
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Buried |
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial | Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, at Plot D, Row 17, Grave 11. | |
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Based |
Mount Farm | 15 June 1944 | Assigned to 14PRS, 7PRG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 7th/14th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996 ;
- Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
