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Odiorne Dolph, Jr.

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Name:
Dolph, Jr. Odiorne
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
36421479
Unit:
816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group (Heavy)
Date of Death:
1944-07-18
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Jefferson Barracks National Cem., Missouri
Plot:
SECTION 84 SITE 4-6
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:

Dolph Odiorne, Jr. was born on September 1, 1923 in Berrien Center, Berrien County, Michigan. He was the son of Dolph Pearl Odiorne and Eva Veronica Regenos Odiorne. He resided in Berrien County, Michigan prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on January, 22 1943 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories and also as Single, without dependents. Dolph served as a Staff Sergeant and a Gunner on the B-17G #42-102422, 816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomber Group, U.S. Air Force during World War II.

B-17G #42-102422 took off from Sterparone, Italy on July 18, 1944 on a bombing mission over Memmingen, Germany. Prior to "bombs away" they, along with 6 other B-17's, were attacked by an overwhelming number of German fighter aircraft. B-17G #42-102422, along with other B-17's, were shot down and crashed near Memmingen. The entire crew, except for S/Sgt. Jaski, was lost in this crash.

He was originally interred overseas and is now buried in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA. His name is listed on a group headstone because his remains are comingled with those of his crewmates. He also has a cenotaph located in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com