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*Type: Navigator
*Type: Navigator
*Squadron: [[33rd Ferry Squadron]]
*Squadron: [[33rd Ferry Squadron]]
*State of Residence: Colorado
*Date of Death: 15 Dec 1944
*Buried: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Tablets of the Missing at East Coast Memorial, NYC, USA




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*13/14 Dec 1944 - Flew from FL to Brazil (inferred from letter of family of Bob Smith).  
*13/14 Dec 1944 - Flew from FL to Brazil (inferred from letter of family of Bob Smith).  
*15 Dec 1944 - Slated to fly from Belem, Brazil to Natal, Brazil. Crashed shortly after takeoff. Remains never recovered.
*15 Dec 1944 - Slated to fly from Belem, Brazil to Natal, Brazil. Crashed shortly after takeoff. Remains never recovered.


==Citations and Awards==
==Citations and Awards==
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*Distinguished Flying Cross
*Distinguished Flying Cross
*Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
*Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Based on these awards, I presume they may have been awarded for service in WWI as the Invader he was on disappeared one week after Pearl Harbor. Copies of the citation awards are needed to confirm this.


==Planes==
==Planes==
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*Status changed to KIA
*Status changed to KIA
*Body not recovered
*Body not recovered
==Personal Life==
*Born: 1 Nov 1919, Seneca, KS, USA
*Height: 5'6 1/2"
*Weight: 136
*Eyes: Brown
*Hair Brown
*Race: White
*Residence: Wheatridge, Jefferson County, Colorado
*Occupation: Carpenter Helper
*Date of Death: 15 Dec 1944
*Buried: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Tablets of the Missing at East Coast Memorial, NYC, USA


==Images==
==Images==
No Known Images at this time
[[File:1st Lt. Dingwell, Laverne G. Draft Card -1.jpg]]
[[File:1st Lt. Dingwell, Laverne G. Draft Card -2.jpg]]
 




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[[Category:Navigator]]
[[Category:Navigator]]
[[Category:Non-Combat]]
[[Category:Non-Combat]]
[[Category:569th Base Unit]]
[[Category:556th Base Unit]]
[[Category:33rd Ferry Squadron Squadron]]
[[Category:33rd Ferry Squadron Squadron]]
[[Category:World War II]]
[[Category:World War II]]

Revision as of 18:14, 9 December 2018

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Military Service


Missions

  • 13/14 Dec 1944 - Flew from FL to Brazil (inferred from letter of family of Bob Smith).
  • 15 Dec 1944 - Slated to fly from Belem, Brazil to Natal, Brazil. Crashed shortly after takeoff. Remains never recovered.


Citations and Awards

According to the American Battle Monuments Commission, 1st Lt. Dingwell was issued the following citations.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Planes

43-22424

Crew

Disposition

  • MIA 15 Dec 1944
  • Status changed to KIA
  • Body not recovered

Personal Life

  • Born: 1 Nov 1919, Seneca, KS, USA
  • Height: 5'6 1/2"
  • Weight: 136
  • Eyes: Brown
  • Hair Brown
  • Race: White
  • Residence: Wheatridge, Jefferson County, Colorado
  • Occupation: Carpenter Helper
  • Date of Death: 15 Dec 1944
  • Buried: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Tablets of the Missing at East Coast Memorial, NYC, USA

Images

1st Lt. Dingwell, Laverne G. Draft Card -1.jpg 1st Lt. Dingwell, Laverne G. Draft Card -2.jpg

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