Dennis served as a Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466, 785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 28, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Electrician and also as Single, without dependents.
Dennis was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 13092006
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 28, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Electrician and also as Single, without dependents.
Dennis was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 13092006
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Dennis served as a Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466, 785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 28, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Electrician and also as Single, without dependents.
Dennis was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 13092006
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 28, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Electrician and also as Single, without dependents.
Dennis was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 13092006
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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1940 United States Federal Census
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
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Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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