Marvin E Dille
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 21371
Marvin E Dille - Belle Plaine, KIA
Charles D Taylor collection
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Bombardier, Clore crew. Original crew member. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Killed in Action (KIA). Crashed shortly after TO near Hedingham on mission #56 to Kiel, Germany in B-17G #42-31278 'Mix Master'. Originally buried in the Cambridge AMC.
Credited with one German fighter destroyed on the 14 October 1943 mission.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12124232
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34332537
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-737361
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12132148
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676041
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mix Master
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 January 1944
- Date: 14 October 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
4 January 1944 | ||
Buried |
6 January 1944 | ||
Born |
Belle Plaine, Iowa |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia