SGT DONALD DORMAN, WWII, MIA
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
37 MAIN STREET
SOUTHINGTON, CT 06489
TUESDAY 6/23/26
0915HRS STAGE
CEMETERY
OAK HILL CEMETERY
95 FLANDERS STREET
SOUTHINGTON, CT 06489
Patriot Guard and Associates:
Sadly, we are called to stand for Sgt. Donald Dorman, WWII, MIA, US Army Air Corps.
It all began late last year, when the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced on Nov. 17, 2025, that Dorman’s remains had been identified through DNA analysis after being recovered in Poland, where his aircraft is believed to have crashed after sustaining damage from German anti-aircraft fire and fighter aircraft almost 80 years ago.
He served as an upper turret gunner with the 29th Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Group.
On March 22, 1945, Dorman was among a 10-man crew aboard a B-17G bomber assigned to attack oil refineries in Ruhland, Germany.
According to military records, the aircraft was struck by flak and enemy gunfire. The crew bailed out before the plane crashed in Poland. Eight crew members, including Dorman, were killed. Only the pilot and co-pilot survived.
SC Steve Marcolini will be RCIC (860-334-4616) and flags will be onsite.
God Bless America, Our Troops and Our First Responders.
Gregg
Gregg Barratt (Flag 7), Regional State Captain, New England
Assistant State Captain, CT
Patriot Guard Riders
860-394-0732
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