Harold Benson Dane
Military
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UPL 55587
Capt Harold B. Dane, 458BG.
Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Post War: Served in USAF in the Korean conflict.
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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: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12120039
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35640176
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-716391
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-719046
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33746378
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ill be Back
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Lady Luck - Elmer
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dorothy Kay Special
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Envy of em all II
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Denning, AR | 17 November 1920 | Son of Preston and May Dane. |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 27 July 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
Died |
23 May 1987 | ||
Buried |
Stigler Cemetery Stigler, Haskell County, OK | 26 May 1987 | Stigler Cemetery Stigler, Haskell County, Oklahoma |
Based |
Horsham St Faith | Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Revisions
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Sources
458bg.com (Dane crew in 754th BS) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia