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DUDLEY, Harold C - Date of
birth
19 October 1918 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Canada -
Hometown
Washington County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11042684 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 June 1943 - Place of
death
Near Tossens, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 20 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jessie C. Dudley (father)
Florence A. (Hartford) Dudley (mother)
Doris R. Dudley (sister)
Arthur L. Dudley (brother)
Gerald H. Dudley (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3138 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Eight Ball
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 1357
More information
Harold C. Dudley volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Bangor, Maine on 7 January 1942.The formation was attacked by approximately 200 enemy fighters over the target. Two singled out this airplane. It exploded in mid-air.
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, eight men were killed. They were initially buried at the Port Cemetery of Wesermunde on 19 June 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Harold C. Dudley (nephew), www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Rheta Bator