Capt. Dorman L. Castle

(W. Staggs via C. Smith)

Capt. Dorman L. Castle

38th FS - 19 April 1944 - 09 December 1944

Assigned Aircraft	Not Known
Mission History	Not Known
Mission List	55th FG  Mission # Date Target 78 22 April 1944 Hamm (flew as Yellow 2) 83 27 April 1944 Roye-Amy (flew as Red 2) 84 27 April 1944 Blainbille Sur L'lau (flew as White 2) 85 28 April 1944 Chateaudun (flew as Red 2) 86 29 April 1944 Berlin (flew as Blue 2) 87 30 April 1944 Tours 180 11 July 1944 Munich (flew as Yellow 2) 181 12 July 1944 Munich (flew as Yellow 4) 182 13 July 1944 Munich (flew as Yellow 4) 185 19 July 1944 Saarbrucken (flew as Spare) 186 20 July 1944 Leipzig (flew as White 2) 187 21 July 1944 Kempton (flew as White 2) 188 24 July 1944 Bomber Support – St. Lo Area (flew as White 2) 189 25 July 1944 Evereux (flew as Blue 3) 193 31 July 1944 Munich (flew as Red 3) 226 05 September 1944 Stuttgart (flew as Spare 3) 227 08 September 1944 Mainz (flew as Blue 3) 228 09 September 1944 Dusseldorf (flew as Yellow 3) 231 11 September 1944 Ruhland (flew as Blue 3) 233 13 September 1944 Merseberg (flew as Yellow 3) 235 18 September 1944 Airborne Army Support Arnhem (flew as White 3) 236 19 September 1944 Osnabruck (flew as White 3) 237 20 September 1944 Airborne Support Arnhem (flew as Yellow 3) 238 21 September 1944 Mainz (flew as White 2) 247 03 October 1944 Giebelstadt (flew as Red Leader) 248 05 October 1944 Munster (flew as White 3) 249 06 October 1944 Berlin (flew as Yellow 3) 250 07 October 1944 Leipzig (flew as White 3) 256 17 October 1944 Cologne (flew as Yellow 3) 262 30 October 1944 Merseberg (flew as Red Leader) 263 02 November 1944 Merseberg (flew as Blue Leader) 264 04 November 1944 Hamburg (flew as Red Leader) 269 10 November 1944 Wiesbaden (flew as Red Leader) 272 16 November 1944 Photo Recon Escort Duren Area (flew as Red Leader) 273 20 November 1944 Malmedy (flew as Program Yellow Leader) 274 21 November 1944 Meppen (flew as Program Yellow 3) 275 25 November 1944 Merseberg (flew as Red Leader) 276 26 November 1944 Hamm (flew as Blue Leader) 278 29 November 1944 Hamm (flew as Red Leader) 280 02 December 1944 Koblenz (flew as Blue Leader) 281 04 December 1944 Mainz (flew as Program Flight Leader) 282 05 December 1944 Berlin (flew as White 3)
Air Scores	Destroyed Probable   Damaged
Ground Scores	Destroyed   Damaged
Score Detail	13 September 1944  Me-109 destroyed (air) Erfurt 13 September 1944  Me-109 damaged (air) Erfurt
Notes	ASN - O-756493 19 April 1944 - Assigned to 38th FS 21 May 1944 - Crash landed. 22 July 1944 - Promoted from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant July 1944 - Awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal August 1944 - Awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal 24 October 1944 - Promoted from First Lieutenant to Captain October 1944 - Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross October 1944 - Awarded 2 Oak Leaf Clusters to the Air Medal 09 December 1944 - Relieved from assigned and transferred to CP 70th Replacement Depot. 16 December 1944 - Stood relieved as Flight Commander with 38th Fighter Squadron December 1944 - Awarded 7th Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal 28 November 1946 - Killed in a P-80A, serial no. 44-85174, 12 miles North of Jacksonville, FL
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