Daniel Paul Rice
MilitaryLt. Daniel P. Rice was known for having delivered the famous B-24D Liberator bomber, named, Strawberry Bitch, to the 376th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in the 9th Air Force in Benghazi, Libya. He flew 26 missions in B-24 bombers from Libya, Tunisia and Italy before he was shot down on a mission over Augsburg, Germany on 19 Dec 1943. He survived being shot down and was captured near Canazei, Italy. He was held as a Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 1 until the end of the war in Europe.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Strawberry Bitch
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 512th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Burnham, Missouri, USA | 19 April 1921 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 19 December 1943 - 14 May 1945 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
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Died |
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA | 29 July 2016 | aged 95 |
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Buried |
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA | 2 August 6016 | Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery |
Revisions
Added a connection to A/C #42-72843 mentioned in the Daniel P. Rice story at 376th BG website.
Added Born, Died and Buried events & middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 167649194.
Added Daniel per info at 376BG website.
http://www.armyaircorps-376bg.com/rice_daniel_p.html