Dillon, Warren Blodgett

Individual Personnel Data
Name Dillon, Warren Blodgett, "Bud"   ‡
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Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-735179   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943.
Duty Bombardier
MOS1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date 25 July 1943
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
DecorationsAwarded the Purple Heart per General Orders #82, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 1 August 1943. Exact date of sortie not found in available records.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 19 March 1910
  • Graduated from Bombardier School at Williams Field, Mesa, Arizona, Class #43-01, 2 January 1943.
Related Documents Post Loss Document File #9⇗
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Manning, Raymond Walter⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Gauntt, Norman Alton⇗Co-pilotKIA
2nd Lt. Henley, R O (IO), Jr, "Bill"⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Dillon, Warren Blodgett, "Bud"BombardierPOW
S/SGT. Brittain, Arthur Edward⇗Radio Operator / GunnerMIA
S/SGT. Goldman, Robert Phillip⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Overbaugh, Paul Leon⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Quaranta, Robert John⇗Tail GunnerMIA
S/SGT. Avey, Howard Francis⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Williams, Joseph P (IO)⇗Flexible GunnerKIA
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 6 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
1⇗ 22 June 1943 Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium 		Bombardier 42‑30139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Bomb rack did not work on toggle; bombs jettisoned in the Channel.
Sortie Report⇗
3⇗ 26 June 1943 Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Bombardier 42‑30139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
4⇗ 28 June 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France 		Bombardier 42‑30139⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back with #2 supercharger malfunctioning.
Sortie Report⇗
6⇗ 4 July 1943 Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Le Mans, France 		Bombardier 42‑3230⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
7⇗ 10 July 1943 Target: Drucat Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Abbeville, France 		Navigator 42‑30139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
9⇗ 24 July 1943 Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Herøya, Norway 		Bombardier 42‑3230⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
10⇗ 25 July 1943 Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard
Type: Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑3122⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR
Sortie Report⇗

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