Assigned to the 350th BS of the 100th BG, Dyatt had completed 20 combat missions when he was killed during a training mission. His aircraft was the lead ship and while attempting to fire a flare gun from the cockpit, the flare started a fire on the flight deck leading to loss of control. Captain Dyatt died after becoming detached from his parachute while bailing out.

CREW

2ND LT JOHN T. DYATT P KIC 7 NOV 1944 PRACTICE MISSION
2ND LT JOHN G. EDMUNDS CP CPT 25 FEB 45 MUNICH
2ND LT RALPH C. BOHLSSEN NAV IIC 7 NOV 1944 INJURED
2ND LT PRESTON J. WALLACE BOM IIC 7 NOV 1944 INJURED
CPL NELSON B. McCLAIN ROG CPT 2 DEC 44 KOBLENZ
CPL DONALD A. GUSTAVSON TTE KIC 7 NOV 1944 PRACTICE MISSION
CPL EUGENE M. MOWERY BTG CPT DATE & MISSION UNK (OMAHA, NE)
CPL AUGUST F. KIENITZ WG CPT 6 NOV 1944 NEUMUSTER, AC REPAIRS
CPL CORNELIUS T. ROMANO TG IIC 7 NOV 1944 PRACTICE MISSION
CPL THOMAS J. AMOURY WG X-FERRED TO A B-26 GROUP AT THE CREW REDUCTION TO NINE MEMBERS.

350TH SQDN.. CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 02 AUG 1944
This crew flew " Bachelors Heaven"

ON A PRACTICE MISSION OF 07 NOV 44 CAPT. STANLEY A. CLARK WAS FLYING AS COMMAND PILOT AND WAS KIC. 1ST LT. HARRY TENNEBAUM FROM THE W.C. SHADDIX CREW, ABOARD AS NAVIGATOR BAILED OUT SAFTELY. FIRE STARTED IN THE COCKPIT AREA, FORCING THE CREW TO ABANDON THE AIRCRAFT. IT IS THOUGHT THAT DYATT MAY HAVE LEFT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT HIS CHUTE. GUSTAVSON AND CLARK, FOR REASONS THAT ARE NOT CLEAR, REMAINED IN THE SHIP AND WERE KILLED AT IMPACT. INJURIES TO PRESTON WALLACE WERE SERIOUS, WHILE BOHLSSEN AND ROMANO EASCAPED WITH LESSER INJURIES. CAPT CLARK IS BURIED AT THE AMERICAN MILTARY CEMENTARY AT CAMBRIDGE.

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John T Dyatt