Dinda Bernard Francis

Name:

Bernard Francis Dinda

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

35402908

Unit:

577th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1944-03-18

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France

Plot:

A

Row:

14

Grave:

3

Decoration:

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

Bernard Francis Dinda was born on November 28, 1918, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Frank August Dinda and Anna E Dinda.

Bernard served in the 577th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner on the B-24 Liberator #42-7497 during World War II.

On March 18, 1944, his crew took off from Station 118 airfield in Wendling, England, for a mission in Friedrichshafen. At 1510 hours, the plane was last seen spinning down to the left, with one engine on fire, and subsequently crashing. A total of seven parachutes in two groups were seen. Those seven crew members became prisoners of war. The bodies of the other three crew members were discovered in the wreckage, including SSgt Dinda's.

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