Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Dillon, Warren Blodgett ‡
|
| Rank |
Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number |
O-735179 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
| Duty |
Bombardier |
| MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
| Last Duty Date |
25 July 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart per General Orders #82, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 1 August 1943. Exact date of sortie not found in available records. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Post Loss Document File #9⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Manning, Raymond Walter⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Gauntt, Norman Alton⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Henley, R O (IO), Jr⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Dillon, Warren Blodgett | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Brittain, Arthur Edward⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | MIA |
| S/SGT. Goldman, Robert Phillip⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Overbaugh, Paul Leon⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Quaranta, Robert John⇗ | Tail Gunner | MIA |
| S/SGT. Avey, Howard Francis⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Williams, Joseph P (IO)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 6
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
1⇗ |
22 June 1943 |
Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
Bombardier |
42‑30139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Bomb rack did not work on toggle; bombs jettisoned in the Channel.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
3⇗ |
26 June 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France |
Bombardier |
42‑30139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
4⇗ |
28 June 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Bombardier |
42‑30139⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back with #2 supercharger malfunctioning.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
6⇗ |
4 July 1943 |
Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Le Mans, France |
Bombardier |
42‑3230⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
7⇗ |
10 July 1943 |
Target: Drucat Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Abbeville, France |
Navigator |
42‑30139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
9⇗ |
24 July 1943 |
Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Herøya, Norway |
Bombardier |
42‑3230⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
10⇗ |
25 July 1943 |
Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard
Type: Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Bombardier |
42‑3122⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR
Sortie Report⇗ |
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