Daniel Gurspan
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Sinzheim on 8/9/44 in B-17 Leap Year Lady #4237881
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Leap Year Lady
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 25 September 1925 | My father did not often speak of the war. As he became older, he started to tell stories of the war to his 2 grandsons. One of them grew up to fight in Afghanistand and Ukraine. Before his grandson left for service, he came by his grandfather's VA nursing home in his "Dress Uniform" to say goodbye. |
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Died Returned (RTD) |
Rhode Island USA | 26 December 2010 - 9 August 1944 |
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ContributorGurspan
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Daughter has kept the medals from this perdiod of time. The purple heart medal has his name engraved on the back as well.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8069 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database