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WARREN, Dexter Holt - Date of
birth
21 March 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
La Grange, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Beulah, Benzie County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-812019 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
545th Bombardment Squadron,
384th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bad König, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert C. Warren(father)
Ella (Holt) Warren (mother)
Albert M. Warren (brother)
Ralph W. Warren (brother)
Nancy H. Warren (sister)
Mary C. (Lawrence) Warren (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97233 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball-bearings factory
MACR: 3874
More information
Dexter Warren attended college and worked in an automobile factory.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 11 August 1942.
The group was escorted by P-47s. As soon as this escort dived down upon some enemy fighters, a wave of fifteen FW-190s made a head-on attack from a great distance away, coming in slightly below. As they were continuing across the front of the formation, three additional FW-190s using the latter as a screen, suddenly broke beneath them and dove again into the formation. During this attack, seven B-17s from the squadron were shot down.
This B-17 was on its first mission.
Lt Warren was shot in the neck or face, so the pilot threw him out just before he bailed out himself. He was the only casualty. Nine crew members were taken prisoner.
He was initially buried at the community cemetery of Haingrund, Germany, on 18 April 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / O'Malley-Lawson Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, http://www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - bwarre