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==Citations and Awards== | ==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 | |||
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== | ||
Revision as of 17:56, 9 December 2018
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Military Service
- Rank: 1st Lieutenant
- Serial Number: 0-673503
- Type: Navigator
- 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
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
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
Crew
Disposition
- MIA 15 Dec 1944
- Status changed to KIA
- Body not recovered
Images
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