Samuel Danna
Military | Sergeant | Crew chief / engineer | 438th Troop Carrier Group
Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Crew of C-47A 42-100745 from US to ETO.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military
Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Piloted C-47A 42-100745 from US to ETO.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Sergeant | Crew chief / engineer | 438th Troop Carrier Group
Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Crew of C-47A 42-100745 from US to ETO.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot | 438th Troop Carrier Group
Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Co-piloted C-47A 42-100745 from US to ETO.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio operator | 438th Troop Carrier Group
Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Crew on C-47A 42-100745 from US to ETO.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Squadron
C-47 Skytrain
Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF.
Military site : airfield
Built for the RAF in 1942 as an Operational Training Unit, it was handed over to the Eighth Air Force in 1942, and was the 51st Troop Carrier Wing's HQ in 1942. Greenham Common became a Ninth Air Force base in 1943, and was then home to a series of...
Event | Location | Date |
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Born | Pennsylvania, USA | 29 March 1916 |
Son of William and Grace A Addis. |
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Lived in | Gloucester Township, NJ, USA | 1941 |
Enlisted | 17 April 1942 | |
Based | Greenham Common | 1943 – 1945 |
Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Crashed | Greenham, Thatcham RG19 6HN, UK | 19 April 1944 |
Landing Accident Greenham Cmn/Sta 486 Cat 3 damage pilot Lt George P Addis. 19-Apr-44. C-47A 42-100745 |
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Died | Fort Lupton, CO 80621, USA | 6 March 1993 |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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08 June 2017 17:39:09 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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