Advertisement

2LT Richard Cooper “Dick” Dodson

Advertisement

2LT Richard Cooper “Dick” Dodson Veteran

Birth
Walton County, Georgia, USA
Death
10 Oct 1943 (aged 22)
Münster, Stadtkreis Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 9, Row 1
Memorial ID
View Source
Georgia
2d Lieut US AAF
350th Bomber Squadron
100th Bomber Group, Heavy
World War II

Killed In Action - Munster, Germany
Air Craft #42-30823 "Invadin Maiden"
350th LN-F

Other "Invadin' Maiden" Crew Members:
2LT Charles D Walts - POW
2LT Jerome H Wallace - KIA
2LT Louis H Oss - POW
TSgt Travis D Brumbeau - POW
SSgt Clyde M Walker - KIA
Sgt Henry A Gratzfeld - KIA
SSgt Thomas F Murphy - POW
Sgt Frank E Fetherston - KIA
Sgt William O Higginbotham - POW


Richard Cooper Dodson, born in Walton Co., GA - Son of Jack Bascomb Dodson and Nellie F Cooper.

Brother of Anna Dodson.

Grandson of Bascomb L Dodson & Mary Era "Erie" Payne and Clarence Mell Cooper & Effie N Locklin.
~~~~~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Richard C Dodson
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Georgia
State: Georgia
County or City: Walton
Enlistment Date: 6 Jan 1942
Enlistment State: Georgia
Enlistment City: Fort McPherson Atlanta
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Education: 2 years of college
Civil Occupation: Seaman or Embalmer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 72
Weight: 143
Georgia
2d Lieut US AAF
350th Bomber Squadron
100th Bomber Group, Heavy
World War II

Killed In Action - Munster, Germany
Air Craft #42-30823 "Invadin Maiden"
350th LN-F

Other "Invadin' Maiden" Crew Members:
2LT Charles D Walts - POW
2LT Jerome H Wallace - KIA
2LT Louis H Oss - POW
TSgt Travis D Brumbeau - POW
SSgt Clyde M Walker - KIA
Sgt Henry A Gratzfeld - KIA
SSgt Thomas F Murphy - POW
Sgt Frank E Fetherston - KIA
Sgt William O Higginbotham - POW


Richard Cooper Dodson, born in Walton Co., GA - Son of Jack Bascomb Dodson and Nellie F Cooper.

Brother of Anna Dodson.

Grandson of Bascomb L Dodson & Mary Era "Erie" Payne and Clarence Mell Cooper & Effie N Locklin.
~~~~~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Richard C Dodson
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Georgia
State: Georgia
County or City: Walton
Enlistment Date: 6 Jan 1942
Enlistment State: Georgia
Enlistment City: Fort McPherson Atlanta
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Education: 2 years of college
Civil Occupation: Seaman or Embalmer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 72
Weight: 143

Inscription

RICHARD C. DODSON
GEORGIA
2d LIEUT 350 AAF BOMB SQ
WORLD WAR II
DEC 1 1920 ~ OCT 10 1943

Gravesite Details

Left to right in Dodson Family plot is Richard Dodson, Nellie Cooper Adams and Jack Bascomb Dodson.




Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement