Daniel Leo Becker Jr
Military
Owen Collection and Ancestry.
Object Number - UPL 52300 - Command Pilot Samuel Gunn & Crew. Note: The correct spelling of the radio operator 's last name is Chick.
Completed 28 missions, 6 of them over Berlin. Wounded over Augsburg, Ger. Ret'd as Lt. Col from AF Reserve in 1971
Air Medal w 4/Oak Leaf Cluster; DFC, Purple Heart
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33442169
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St Louis, Missouri | 30 March 1905 | |
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Died |
23 June 1984 | ||
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Buried |
National Cemetery Springfield, Missouri |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter
