Published in THE HARPER HERALD, HARPER, GILLESPIE COUNTY, TEXAS, internet edition, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1943, PAGE ONE
LT. WM. DIETEL, JR., REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION OVER HOLLAND
Word was received Thursday morning that Lt. William Dietel, Jr., flight commander of a B-17 Flying Fortress unit stationed in England, has been reported missing in action, as of July 28th. The War Department notified Lt. Dietel's wife early Thursday, who in turn advised his parents at Fredericksburg.
According to press dispatches which appeared in the July 29th issues in daily newspapers, Flying Fortress raids to within 80 miles of Berlin accounted for a loss of 23 of the big ships on that day.
Lt. Dietel was reported as missing in action over Holland.
Several weeks ago he and his crew had been awarded the Air Medal for operations presumably over the European mainland
LT. WM. DIETEL, JR., REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION OVER HOLLAND
Word was received Thursday morning that Lt. William Dietel, Jr., flight commander of a B-17 Flying Fortress unit stationed in England, has been reported missing in action, as of July 28th. The War Department notified Lt. Dietel's wife early Thursday, who in turn advised his parents at Fredericksburg.
According to press dispatches which appeared in the July 29th issues in daily newspapers, Flying Fortress raids to within 80 miles of Berlin accounted for a loss of 23 of the big ships on that day.
Lt. Dietel was reported as missing in action over Holland.
Several weeks ago he and his crew had been awarded the Air Medal for operations presumably over the European mainland
Published in THE HARPER HERALD, HARPER, GILLESPIE COUNTY, TEXAS, internet edition, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1943, PAGE ONE
LT. WM. DIETEL, JR., REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION OVER HOLLAND
Word was received Thursday morning that Lt. William Dietel, Jr., flight commander of a B-17 Flying Fortress unit stationed in England, has been reported missing in action, as of July 28th. The War Department notified Lt. Dietel's wife early Thursday, who in turn advised his parents at Fredericksburg.
According to press dispatches which appeared in the July 29th issues in daily newspapers, Flying Fortress raids to within 80 miles of Berlin accounted for a loss of 23 of the big ships on that day.
Lt. Dietel was reported as missing in action over Holland.
Several weeks ago he and his crew had been awarded the Air Medal for operations presumably over the European mainland
LT. WM. DIETEL, JR., REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION OVER HOLLAND
Word was received Thursday morning that Lt. William Dietel, Jr., flight commander of a B-17 Flying Fortress unit stationed in England, has been reported missing in action, as of July 28th. The War Department notified Lt. Dietel's wife early Thursday, who in turn advised his parents at Fredericksburg.
According to press dispatches which appeared in the July 29th issues in daily newspapers, Flying Fortress raids to within 80 miles of Berlin accounted for a loss of 23 of the big ships on that day.
Lt. Dietel was reported as missing in action over Holland.
Several weeks ago he and his crew had been awarded the Air Medal for operations presumably over the European mainland
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