Richard O'Dare Dillon
Military
Edited by 2nd son Michael O'Dillon Dillon, These missions were determine from a small booklet that was kept by my father where he kept record of all 25 missions he went on. Through my research I was able to from his entries to determine these dates.
Object Number - UPL 36663 - Photo from a newspaper article March 29, 1945 announcing his promotion to 1st Lieutenant
Flew 25 missions, 1 to Berlin and 3 to Merseberg. Was lead navigator for last 6 missions
Air Medal w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster; EAME ribbon w 3/battle stars
Passed away 25-June-2017, buried in Columbia SC
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Missions
- Date: 5 January 1945
- Date: 1 January 1945
- Date: 31 December 1944
- Date: 29 December 1944
- Date: 24 December 1944
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Nashville, Tennessee | 14 April 1925 |
Revisions
Edited by 2nd Soon Michael O'Dare Dillon, with information from personal mission record booklets, and research to determine mission dates.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self