The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Ignatius F. Dies served as waist gunner on the Ploesti mission of 1 August 1943, flying with the 330th Squadron of the 93rd Bomb Group. His fate is referenced in E&E Report No. 1620, filed by a crew member who survived the mission.
Dies survived the crash landing and was subsequently captured by the enemy, becoming a prisoner of war. His serial number was not legibly recorded in the questionnaire.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Private First Class
Position
Waist Gunner
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 115
01 Aug 1943
Ploesti
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record