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DOLLARHIDE, Erskine Simpson - Date of
birth
12 June 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Maryland -
Hometown
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-374700 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
525th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 June 1943 - Place of
death
Near Bocholt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Erskine S. Dollarhide (father)
Frances M. (Hagerty) Dollarhide (mother)
Margaret L. Dollarhide (sister)
Alice M. (Sutton) Dollarhide (wife)
Nancy Dollarhide (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29946 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Huls, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the chemical works and synthetic rubber plant
MACR: 1294
More information
Erskine Dollarhide graduated from Asbury Park High School in 1935 and a former manager of the Mayfair theater in Asbury Park.He was offered an appointment to West Point in 1939 but was unable to accept. He did accept a commission in the infantry and a year later was called into active service. In 1941 he transferred to the Air Corps.
Capt Dollarhide had a seven-month-old daughter, Nancy.
The airplane was hit by flak and attacked by enemy fighters near the Initial Point. It left the formation due to damage. Some of the crew members bailed out at that time. Shortly thereafter, the airplane went out of control.
Four crew members were tkan prisoner, six men were killed.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920 census / Family Trees, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - Asbury Park Press
Photo source: FOHF, Honorstates.org, The Daily Record - 3 July 1943