Daniel N Myers

Military

crashed into North Sea in P-51 'Superwolf' #4472328 Prisoner of War (POW). Air-Sea Rescue was unable to reach him because of weather but he drifted in his dinghy to shore and was captured.

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Units served with

Aircraft

A P-51 Mustang (B6-H, serial number 44-14356) nicknamed "Lonesome Polecat" of the 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B6-H, 44-14356. 3 Feb '45. Photo by (credit) Wm Weith, via Jim Crow.' On reverse: Merle Olmsted Collection [Stamp].

44-14356

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron

44-72328

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 23 August 1923

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

North Sea 30 March 1945

Died

20 December 2004

Other

Promoted

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13967 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list