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Additional Information:
The Crew of "Dinah-mite":
| Roy Vincent DeSelms | pilot |
| Kay M. Voss | co-pilot |
| Cedric A. Akerson | navigator |
| Sabatine Joseph Branco | radio/ waist gun |
| Robert W. Turner | chin turret/ toggler |
| Anthony Calega | ball turret |
| Jack A. Carlson | tail gunner |
| Milliard F. McMurry | waist gun |
| William E. Morris | top turret |
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7-Dec-1942
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Enlisted | Philadelphia, PA |
| Fenn College | Cleveland, OH
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14-Aug-1943
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Aviation Cadet School | San Antonio, TX |
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27-May-1944
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MacDill Field | Tampa, FL |
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9-Nov-1944
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Hunter Field | GA |
| Camp Kilmer | NJ | |
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14-Dec-1944
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Station 137 | Lavenham, England |
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8-Jan-1945
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First Mission | |
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21-Apr-1945
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Last Mission | |
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5-Nov-1945
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Discharge |
Missions:
(thanks to Tony Calega for supplying his diary with this information)
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1
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8-Jan-1945
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Frankfurt, marshling yards |
002c
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25000', -52, 0645-1445, meager flak |
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2
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13-Jan-1945
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Mainz, bridge |
002c
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26000', -46, 0830-1520 PFF,, meager flak |
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3
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14-Jan-1945
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Izenhoe - Magdeburg |
911
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30000', -43, 0859-1432, moderate flak |
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4
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16-Jan-1945
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Desseau, jet plant |
468
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27500', -45, 0800-1705, no flak |
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5
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18-Jan-1945
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Kaiserlautern, marsh. yard |
598
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22700', -39, 0810-1610, PFF, no flak |
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6
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21-Jan-1945
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Mannhiem, marshling yard |
013E
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26400', -54, 0805-1520, PFF, intense flak |
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7
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1-Feb-1945
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Wessell, bridge |
013E
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24600', -41, 1215-1725, Micro H, mod. flak |
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8
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3-Feb-1945
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Berlin |
278
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26600', -42, 0745-1540, PFF, mod. flak |
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9
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6-Feb-1945
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Chemnitz |
694
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24900', -48, 0730-1630, PFF, mod flak |
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10
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8-Feb-1945
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flew with 410th BS, 94th BG | ||
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11
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9-Feb-1945
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Weimar, motor works |
694
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26000', -47, 0830-1610, ME-262 jets |
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12
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17-Feb-1945
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Geisen-Frankfurt,railyards |
694
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22200', -22, 0845-1530, intense flak & rockets |
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13
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21-Feb-1945
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Nurenburg, warehouses |
694
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25000', -37, 0705-1510, moderate flak |
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14
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22-Feb-1945
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Donaueschingen |
694
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21000', -23, 0715-1855, no flak |
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15
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24-Feb-1945
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Bremen, sub pens |
694
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25400', -40, 0845-1520, PFF, intense flak |
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16
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25-Feb-1945
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Neuburg, oil |
694
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23000', -25, 0730-1550, meager flak |
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17
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26-Feb-1945
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Berlin |
694
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26400', -34, 0820-1735, intense flak |
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18
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7-Mar-1945
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Castrop-Rauxel |
694
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23500', -40, 0820-1535, PFF, minor flak |
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19
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8-Mar-1945
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Frankfurt, air metal works |
974
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24300', -38, 1120-1835, PFF, no flak |
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20
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9-Mar-1945
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Frankfurt, marshaling yard |
694
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24300', -37, 0630-1320, PFF, intense flak |
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21
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10-Mar-1945
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Dortmund, marshaling yard |
694
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24500', -30, 0900-1620, PFF, min flak |
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22
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11-Mar-1945
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Hamburg, oil |
694
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24500', -30, 0930-1410, PFF, mod. flak |
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23
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15-Mar-1945
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Berlin, marshaling yard |
694
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-26, 1115-1820, mod. flak, delayed fuses |
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24
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19-Mar-1945
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Zwickau |
694
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22500', -27, 0910-1825, no flak |
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25
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21-Mar-1945
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Wittenhaven, air field |
694
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23600', -28, 0615-1150, no flak |
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26
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22-Mar-1945
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Essen (?), barracks |
694
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25300', -31, 0845-1420, moderate flak |
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27
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24-Mar-1945
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Varralbusch, airfield |
694
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19000', -18, 0600-1150, min flak |
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28
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28-Mar-1945
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Hannover |
694
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24000', -37, 0645-1345, PFF, moderate flak |
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2-Apr-1945
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Denmark, target secret |
694
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22000', 1220-1905, recall 30' from target | |
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29
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14-Apr-1945
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Rochefort FR, coastal guns |
952
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21000', -24, 0510-1235 |
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30
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15-Apr-1945
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Royen FR, |
694
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15500', -9, 0540-1305, fire bombs |
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31
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16-Apr-1945
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Royen FR, tank lines |
694
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14500', -5, 0710-1405, French fleet invasion |
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32
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19-Apr-1945
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Pirna, railroad bridge |
694
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20500', -21, 0725-1600, on Czech border |
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33
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20-Apr-1945
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Ruppiner, railyard |
049
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21500', -24, 0625-1335, bad prop wash |
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34
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21-Apr-1945
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Southern Germany |
598
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19500', -22, 0640-1610, long time on O2 |
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