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F/O Dayton B Mitstifer, Co-pilot on B-26 41-34947 'Lady Luck' - picture courtesy of American Battle Monuments Commission.
Assigned to 451BS, 322BG, 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 (3 OLC), PH.
Service
People
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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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Units served with
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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...
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Aircraft
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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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Associated Place
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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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Events
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Location |
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Born |
Liberty, PA |
17 December 1921 |
Son of Clarence and Leda B Mitstifer.
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Enlisted |
Columbus AAF, MS |
6 September 1942 |
Columbus AAF, Mississippi
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Based |
Great Dunmow |
1943 – 10 February 1944 |
Assigned to 451BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF.
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Died |
East of berck sur mer, France |
10 February 1944 – 10 February 44 |
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 |
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1946 |
Re-Interred
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Plot D Row 5 Grave 39
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