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DORSETT, Adelbert Earl - Date of
birth
26 February 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Roselle, Union County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-689520 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
567th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 May 1944 - Place of
death
Near Saarbrücken, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 26 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Andrew A. Dorsett (father)
Grace A. (Siegars) Dorsett (mother)
Barbara J. Dorsett (sister)
David Dorsett (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95091 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Saarbrücken, Germany
Mission: Bombing of a railroad roundhouse
MACR: 5260
More information
1st Lt A. Earl Dorsett attended college and was a clerk before he joined the Regular Army in New York City, New York on 20 June 1942.S/Sgt Herbert P. Wright:
I was flying in A/C 42-100364 and saw the following. A/C 42-94951 and A/C 42-95091 were both hit by flak at approximately the same time. A/C 42-95091 had a fire in the bomb bay and went into a spin and then a steep dive. Saw A/C 42-94951 hit and start to go down. At about that time our plane was hit by flak and I lost track of the two planes that were in trouble. When we straightened out again I saw four chutes but could not positively identify which plane they had emerged from.
The engineer said he saw him on the ground, dead and with a wound from flak above his knee.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Dorsett Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Major M, www.americanairmuseum.com