St Elmo Nathaniel Dunn was born 14 Feb 1923 in Arkansas to Alexander Preston & Liddia Barthenia Lillian Bell "Linnie" Goldman Dun. Elmo Dunn attained the rank of S/Sgt in the US Army Air Corps. S/Sgt Dunn was killed 11 Jun 1943 in combat over Germany. (The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations, the first for operations across the period beginning 28 May 1943 to 31 July 1944. The second was awarded to the 1st Bomb Division as a whole for flying without fighter protection to bomb aircraft factories at Oschersleben on 11 January 1944.) S/Sgt Elmo Dunn is buried in Academy Cemetery. Evansville, Washington County, Ar. World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954 Name: Elmo N Dunn Gender: Male Race: White/Mexican (White) Rank: Enlisted Man Admission Age: 18 Birth Date: abt 1925 Birth Place: Arkansas Admission Date: Jun 1943 Discharge Date: Jun 1943 Military Branch: Infantry, Airborne/Glider Units Military Unit: 524 Diagnosis: Diagnosis: Decapitation Injured in Line of Duty: In line of duty Shared by Vicki Graves Jones from Fighting Men of Arkansas August 7, 1943 Southwest Times Record Fort Smith, Arkansas Stillwell Democrat Journal Stillwell, Ok. Aug 19, 1948