Charles E Daniel Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 38405 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Fatso" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 February 1944." Rear...
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 18 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20345931 / O-802191
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot; S-3 Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The widow maker
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sons of Satan
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stump Jumper
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Whirlaway
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mojo
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Mississippi, USA | 3 October 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Bolling Field, Anacostia, Washington, DC | 16 May 1942 | Bolling Field Anacostia District Of Columbia |
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Died |
19 December 2002 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Georgia Chapter 8th AFHS 1998 Directory