Eugene W Dingledine
Military
UPL 72477
UPL 72477
Eugene W Dingledine
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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
- Date: 1 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Konzentrationslager Buchenwald
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
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 |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 4237
NARA WWII POW database
Research for his page at http://www.evasioncomete.org/fdingleew.html
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
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