Name:
John J. Dodd
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
34051595
Unit:
779th Bomber Squadron
Date of Death:
1944-05-25
State:
Florida
Cemetery:
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
Plot:
Wall of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Staff Sergeant John J. Dodd, gunner of the B-24 42-52463 "Table Stuff", was shot down over the Napoule Gulf by German fighters after a bombing run on enemy communication centers in southern France. The crew managed to bail out, but neither they nor their aircraft were ever seen again.