Dolph Odiorne

GONEIDEHTIAL
5. Engineer MIA me Fischetti, Alfred B. s/Sgt 12158677 John Fischetti, father,
48-14 205th St.,
Bayside, Long Island, N.Y.
DED 6. Asst Engineer With Nicholas, Hubert (NMI) T/Sgt 35789368
Mrs. Maude E. Nicholas,
mother, Quinton, Ky.
KIA 7. Radio Operator & Jerry (NMI) I/Syc sister,
13106376 Mildred Scharf,
913 E. 27th St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
for 8. Asst Radio Oper. mia M Odiorne, Dolph, s/Sgt 36421479
Jr. Mrs. Evelyn Odiorne,
mother, Box 54, Berrien
Center, Michigan.
EUS 9. Armorer Gunner I sow Jaski, Stephen (NMI) 3/Sgt 16119266 Bette Jane Jaski, wife,
1633 Cedar St.,
RTD
Saginaw, Michigan.
KIA 10.
MI A
Asst Armorer Gunn. Niezgocki, Vernon G. S/Sgt 17154732 Albert Miezgocki, father,
Rt 7, 2080 English St.,.
St. Paul, Minn.
11. IDENTIFY BELOW THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO have LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIR-
CRAFT AND CHECK APPROPRIATE (only one) COLUMN TO INDICATE BASIS FOR SAME:
Contacted
Last
Saw
NALE IN FULL
RANK
SERIAL NO.
by Radio
Sighted Crash Forced Land'ing
willard S. Sperry
Lt Col
0396325
X
12. IF PERSONNEL ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED, RHECK ONE OF THE FOLEOWING:
) Parachutes were r.sed ( ) Persons seen walking away from scene of crash
) Any other reason (specify) Unknown. Surrounding circumstances not reasonably
conclusive of KIA casualty status.
13. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO THIS REFORT, EITHER AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, MAP, CHART,
OR SKETC i, SHOWING APPROXIMATE LOCATION: WHERE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN. t'ached.
14. ATTACH, AS INCLOSURES TO THIS REPORT, FYENITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH.
FORCED LANDING, OR OTHER CIRCULISTANCES PERTAINING TO MISSING AIRCRAFT. Attached.
15. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO THIS REPORT, A DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENT OF
SEARCH, IF ANI, AMD GIVE NAME, RANK, AND SERIAL NUMBER OF OFFICER IN
CHARGE HEHE: (If no search, so state giving reason) None. Crow MIA
in eneny occupied territory.
Date of this Report: 20 July 1944.
Witchan
W. L. LINN,
Major, Air Corps,
2 Incls:
Operations Officer.
Incl 1 - Overlay
Incl 2 em Statement of It Col Sperry
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AFPPA-11
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
File 7098
Name of crew member:
ODIORNE, Dolph Jr.
Rank:
s/Sgt.
Serial number:
36421479
Position: Crew (Bomber) Asst. Radio Operator
Did he bail out?
No
Where?
If not, why nct?
He want down with rear half of fuselage locked in ball.
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane None
Was he injured?
No knowledgs
Where was he when last seen? I saw hin last go into ball turrent. A 2nd. Lt.
Any hearsay information: Hildreth SLOW what he thought was him looked in
ball turrent hunnied in ground. He went down with pear helf of shing
I was trying to get him out when this rear half DP the ship dipped down
throwing me out. The ship partad exactly at this point taking padie
room wall with it leaving the fissalage complataly open.
Source:
2nd. It ? Hildnoth 816th B.S. 483nd, I.G.
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition:
The pland was
shot us, broke in tyo, he was loaked in ball turret and wart down wi, ta
rear half of Disalage Exedintely the Germans huriad him and fai led
to remaz e and turn in his ider tifications tags.
Total number of missions of above crew member:
37
Dates and destinations if possible: He atarted operation 4/12/14 on Split Xugo.
Bombed all of the popular targets in the Balkans, southarn France and
northarn Italy. Shat down 7/18/46 an mission Mommingon do many
6-3861, AF