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SSgt Dale M Enderson
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SSgt Dale M Enderson Veteran

Birth
Iowa, USA
Death
3 Oct 1944 (aged 21–22)
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
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Dale served as a Staff Sergeant & Assistant Radio Operator on B-24J (#44-40568), 370th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in King County, Washington prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on September 10, 1943 in Seattle, Washington. He was noted as being employed as a Skilled welder and also as Single, without dependents.

Dale was declared "Missing In Action" over the island of Borneo when his B-24 was attacked and shot down by Japanese aircraft during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.

The entire crew of 10 was lost on this flight and were not declared as being "officially" dead until March 15, 1946.

Service # 39214165

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The 10 crew members lost on this flight included:

Eliason, Milton O., S/Sgt, Asst-Engineer, Wisconsin
Enderson, Dale M., S/Sgt, Asst-Radio-Op, Washington
Ennis, Willard W., S/Sgt, Gunner, Kentucky
Flaker, Donald F., Sgt, Gunner, Missouri
Frandsen, Richard A., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
Gurunian, Ara, S/Sgt, Radio-Op, California
Jaycock, Charles G., Jr., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
Kendall, John A., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Illinois
Knowlton, Nelson A., T/Sgt, Engineer, Maine
La Surs, Kenneth E., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Illinois

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Dale served as a Staff Sergeant & Assistant Radio Operator on B-24J (#44-40568), 370th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in King County, Washington prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on September 10, 1943 in Seattle, Washington. He was noted as being employed as a Skilled welder and also as Single, without dependents.

Dale was declared "Missing In Action" over the island of Borneo when his B-24 was attacked and shot down by Japanese aircraft during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.

The entire crew of 10 was lost on this flight and were not declared as being "officially" dead until March 15, 1946.

Service # 39214165

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The 10 crew members lost on this flight included:

Eliason, Milton O., S/Sgt, Asst-Engineer, Wisconsin
Enderson, Dale M., S/Sgt, Asst-Radio-Op, Washington
Ennis, Willard W., S/Sgt, Gunner, Kentucky
Flaker, Donald F., Sgt, Gunner, Missouri
Frandsen, Richard A., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
Gurunian, Ara, S/Sgt, Radio-Op, California
Jaycock, Charles G., Jr., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
Kendall, John A., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Illinois
Knowlton, Nelson A., T/Sgt, Engineer, Maine
La Surs, Kenneth E., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Illinois

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Washington.



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  • Maintained by: MAJ Jimmy Cotton
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56782221/dale_m-enderson: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt Dale M Enderson (1922–3 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56782221, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).