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Military
S/Sgt John Lars Dorton - picture via findagrave contributor 'Frogman'
Assigned to 554BS, 386BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) 10-Feb-44 in B-26 41-34947 'Lady Luck' when flak shell hit fuel tank of starboard wing, wing detached at nacelle and A/C tumbled on fire. France. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2082.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PH.
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 386th Bomb Group
Assigned to 554BS, 386BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) 10-Feb-44 in B-26 41-34947 'Lady Luck' when flak shell hit fuel tank of starboard wing, wing detached at nacelle and A/C tumbled on fire. France. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2082.
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Group
The 386th Bomb Group flew B-26 Marauders for the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. Whilst with the Eighth, the Group developed the formation release procedure for the B-26 on missions that targeted aerodromes, marshalling yards and V-weapon sites along the...
Squadron
B-26 Marauder
554BS, 386BG, 9AF "Lady Luck". Lost 10-Feb-44 when flak shell hit fuel tank of starboard wing, wing detached at nacelle and A/C tumbled on fire. France. 1 x POW, 5 x KIA. MACR 2082.
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Military site : airfield
The airfield, two miles north-west of Great Dunmow, was built in 1942-1943 by the US Army's 818th Engineer Battalion (Aviation), alongside British contractors. B-26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group moved in in September 1943, and in October the Group...
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| Born | Virginia, USA | 1916 |
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Son of Elbert F and Rebecca C Dorton. |
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| Enlisted | Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH | 19 February 1942 |
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Camp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio |
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| Based | Great Dunmow | 1943 – 10 February 1944 |
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Assigned to 554BS, 386BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Died | East of berck sur mer, France | 10 February 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) 10-Feb-44 in B-26 41-34947 'Lady Luck' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2082 |
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| Buried | 1946 | |
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Re-Interred |
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| 11 February 2020 09:57:46 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, events and unit associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28714415 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 February 2020 21:50:44 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28714415 |
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