Eugene W Dingledine

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Object Number - UPL 72477 - Eugene W Dingledine

Shot down by Flak over Luxemburg and crashed near Ath Belgium 1 May 1944 in B-17 #4231152. Managed to evade before being captured. Prisoner of War (POW). See his page at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fdingleew.html

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19095816
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Armorer - Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Konzentrationslager Buchenwald

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Washington, IL, USA 1 February 1920

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Belgium 1 May 1944 - 29 April 1945 First managed to evade with the help of the Belgian COMET evasion network. Was subsequently arrested. Interned in Germany, most notably in BUCHENWALD, from where, together with more than 10 other Allied airme, he was transferred to other camps. Listed as POW at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan / Zagan, Poland. Liberated at Stalag 7A Moosburg by American troops.

Died

12 May 2001

Buried

Glendale Cemetery, Washington, IL 61571, États-Unis

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Added website address in Bio

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MACR 4237
NARA WWII POW database
Research for his page at http://www.evasioncomete.org/fdingleew.html

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4237 / MACR 4237; Snetterton Falcons, pg 133 & 145 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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