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2LT Dale W. Whitson

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2LT Dale W. Whitson Veteran

Birth
Death
16 Aug 1944 (aged 21)
Germany
Burial
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Co Pilot 2nd/Lt. Dale W. Whitson KIA
Home: North Dakota.
Unit: 91st Bomb Gp
Service ID: O-766979.
Pilot 2nd/Lt. Leonard F. Figie POW

Target: Halle, Ger. Aircraft Production Plant
MACR #8183
Mission Date: 16-Aug-44
Serial Number: #42-31673
Aircraft Model B-17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: "Lassie Come Home"
Location: Deiderode Germany
Cause: Fighter 4 KIA 5 POW

91st lost 6 B-17s MIA on this mission.

Crew of "Lassie Come Home" killed:

2LT Dale W. Whitson Co Pilot KIA
2LT Frederick Seibel Navigator KIA
SSGT Edmund J. Mikolaitis Radio Op. KIA
SGT Frederick D. Baldwin Gunner KIA
SGT Frederick D. Baldwin Gunner KIA

Crew of "Lassie Come Home" POW's:

2LT Leonard F. Figie Pilot POW
SSGT Walter Salo Gunner POW
SSGT Harlon B. Williams Gunner POW
TSGT Walter L. Carpenter Engineer POW
SGT John F. Wallaszek Gunner POW
Co Pilot 2nd/Lt. Dale W. Whitson KIA
Home: North Dakota.
Unit: 91st Bomb Gp
Service ID: O-766979.
Pilot 2nd/Lt. Leonard F. Figie POW

Target: Halle, Ger. Aircraft Production Plant
MACR #8183
Mission Date: 16-Aug-44
Serial Number: #42-31673
Aircraft Model B-17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: "Lassie Come Home"
Location: Deiderode Germany
Cause: Fighter 4 KIA 5 POW

91st lost 6 B-17s MIA on this mission.

Crew of "Lassie Come Home" killed:

2LT Dale W. Whitson Co Pilot KIA
2LT Frederick Seibel Navigator KIA
SSGT Edmund J. Mikolaitis Radio Op. KIA
SGT Frederick D. Baldwin Gunner KIA
SGT Frederick D. Baldwin Gunner KIA

Crew of "Lassie Come Home" POW's:

2LT Leonard F. Figie Pilot POW
SSGT Walter Salo Gunner POW
SSGT Harlon B. Williams Gunner POW
TSGT Walter L. Carpenter Engineer POW
SGT John F. Wallaszek Gunner POW

Inscription

2LT, 324 AAF BOMB SQ WORLD WAR II


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