MACR PILOT: 1Lt John J Dodrill O-770502
MACR #: 11744
Fiche #: 04313
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 351st BS
Command: VIII AF
Detachment:
Detail
Departure/Base: AAF Station #139
Initial Course: 090
Intended Destination: Cologne
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: CAVU
Give
Date: January 10, 1945
Time: 12:28
Location: 5100N 0605E
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Other circumstances
Other reason for loss: Unknown See par. 17
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-018909
B: 63-62085
C: SW-978
D: SW-011751
Weapons
A: 926823
B: 927708
C: 865618
D: 408119
E: 650742
F: 1151201
G: 650742
H: 1151174
I: 398215
J: 927767
L: 397337
Persons are listed as
Casualty Type: Battle casualty
Number of persons on board
Crew: 9
Pass: 0
Total: 9
Personnel
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| Position | Name | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | |||
| P2 | John J Dodrill | 1Lt | O-770502 |
| CP | David S Williams | 2Lt | O-2058324 |
| NAV (N) | Ralph W Bayer | 1Lt | O-719845 |
| BOM (B) | David W. Pitman | MSgt | 11068509 |
| RAD | George R Bennett | TSgt | 36736975 |
| ENG | Harry E Mitchell | TSgt | 36652576 |
| BAL | Myron E Warner | SSgt | 36756051 |
| WG (W) | Garland L Joseph | SSgt | 36756051 |
| WG (W) | |||
| TG (T) | Rick E Toll | Sgt | 39338723 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack T Unreadable | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-5531?? |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason:
Other:
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| A/C #42-37936 was last seen headed toward Belgium with bomb bay doors open. The doors had been open since the target. All engines were operating and the aircraft did not appear to be having difficulties. Lt. Jack L. Gay | ||
| All American Girl (named by Seymour Eichen, who flew it's first 35 missions) was flown on it's 99th , Jan 10, 1945, by John Dodrill of Puente, Cal. One engine out, he was in control when he left the formation and flew down through the clouds, but no one knows the mysterious fate that overcame the "All American Girl." Afterwards a rumor spread she was on a German Airfield." (This proved false...pw) All nine of her crew are memorialized on the WALL OF THE MISSING at Cambridge. I just received from the Army WWII records that my uncle, Myron E. Warner and the Dodrill crew were never found. It is assumed after 4 years of searching after WWII that the B-17 must have crashed in the North Sea between Belgium and England. The MACR report is inaccurate. Would you please make notation on website with the MACR report that army records show Dodrill crew is MIA possibly lost in North Sea and no bodies or the aircraft have ever been recovered…...Sherry Warner |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: GEORGE D. ALLEN Capt., Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: January 16, 1945
