Name:
John K. Dorsett
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-797283
Unit:
561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-12-20
State:
South Carolina
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
John K. Dorsett was born on June 6, 1920. He was the son of Robert D. Dorsett and Janie Knox Dorsett. He served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator of an aircraft #42-31084 aircraft during World War II. 1Lt Dorsett died on December 20, 1943 at the age of 23 and is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. He also has a cenotaph located in Rose Hill Cemetery, York, York County, South Carolina. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.