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DODGE, William Horace - Date of
birth
6 November 1922 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Virginia, St. Louis County, Minnesota -
Hometown
St. Louis County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17142736 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
407th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
11 September 1944 - Place of
death
1 km south of Neuhausen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Lucien B. Dodge (father)
Aysta S. (Falkenberg) Dodge (mother)
Isador Dodge (sister)
Jean C. Dodge (sister)
Robert L. Dodge (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38335 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Löbejün, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 8888
More information
Sgt William H. Dodge joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Elon, North Carolina, on 19 January 1940.1st Lt William M. Sage:
The group was first attacked by E/A just before, during, and after bombs away. In the process of making a second run on the primary target, the formation became loose. The E/A attacks further broke up the formation. Just at bombs away, approximately 15 E/A were in elements of 3 abreast from 6 o'clock level to high firing 20 mm shells. These attacks lasted about 10-15 minutes. On passing this group, they looped and dived down on the low group. Seven E/A dived on the low group from 7 o'clock high, making one pass in echelons before breaking off their attack. The high group was not attacked until immediately before the rally point at 1215 hours.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Dodge Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Skip Dodge, Joek Hulsmann