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DODD, Harrison James Jr - Date of
birth
12 October 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Essex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12203113 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
566th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 June 1944 - Place of
death
Johannisthal airfield, Berlin, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 43 | 33 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harrison J. Dodd (father)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52579 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 6531
More information
T/Sgt Harrison J. Dodd Jr. was a mechanic before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army in Newark, New Jersey on 16 November 1942.The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters over the target. Two crew members were killed, eight men were taken prisoner.
According to surviving crew members, T/Sgt Dodd was wounded in the chest and lying on the flight deck below the top turret. The pilot told them he was already dead.
After the crash his body was found in the airplane.
He was initially buried at the German military cemetery in Elsgrund-Döberitz on 27 June 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com