Charles Kay Pool

Military

Assigned to 458BG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Harold Benson Dane

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19100811 / O-699652
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-110070

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Lady Luck - Elmer
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Calico Rock, AR 12 October 1920

Enlisted

Little Rock, AR 2 September 1942 Little Rock, Arkansas

Other

Discharged USAAF

11 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

6 November 1986

Buried

Fairview Cemetery Denison, Grayson County, TX Fairview Cemetery Denison, Grayson County, Texas

Revisions

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458bg.com (Dane crew in 754th BS) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia