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DIMITRE, John Joseph - Date of
birth
27 February 1917 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2079316 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
495th Bombardment Squadron,
344th Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
31 May 1945 - Place of
death
Oostburg, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Nicholas Dimitre (father)
Marie (Szeibert) Dimitre (mother)
Rose Dimitre (sister)
Anne Dimitre (sister)
Imgard (Viebrock) Dimitre (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-34395 -
Data
Type: B-26
Mission: Training
More information
John Dimitre's parents were immigrants from Hungary. The family's surname was orginally Dimitrovics, which seems to have been changed to Dimitre in the second half of the 1920s.The airplane was shot down in a friendly fire accident while conducting live fire practice in preparation for transfer to the Pacific theatre. The aircraft crashed when its tail was shot off by its own top turret gunner.
The crew had completed 35 combat missions.
Source of information: Glen Baldwin (nephew), www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, I. Morrison, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Census US 1930, www.b26.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Glen Baldwin (nephew)