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Press Release | Oct. 7, 2025

Airman Accounted For From World War II (Dorman, D.)

WASHINGTON  –  

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Donald A. Dorman, 21, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 19, 2025.

During World War II, Dorman was assigned to 429th Bombardment Squadron, 2d Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force. Dorman served as the Upper Turret Gunner aboard a B-17G “Flying Fortress” and on March 22, 1945, during a bombing mission near the village of Glinica, Poland, Dorman’s aircraft crashed. Seven of the ten crewmembers, including Dorman, were killed. His remains were not accounted for after the war.

This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Dorman's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.

For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving their country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil or on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaahttps://www.linkedin.com/company/dodpaa,
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