Eugene N Dyer

Military

Joined squad 31 January 1944. Crash landed 2 March 1944. B-24J 42-109800 received flak damage over the target of Friedrichshafen, Germany, on 18 Mar 1944 and left formation and landed at Dubendorf, Switzerland. Interned. Returned to base 12 October 1944.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-109800

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Interned

18 March 1944 - 12 October 1944

Born

New York State

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3410; Webb Todd, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces