Harold Benson Dane
Military
Object Number - 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16136282 / O-716752
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18165312 / O-764436
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34137143
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33439034
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13084547
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Denning, AR | 17 November 1920 | Son of Preston and May Dane. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 27 July 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
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Died |
23 May 1987 | ||
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Buried |
Stigler Cemetery Stigler, Haskell County, OK | 26 May 1987 | Stigler Cemetery Stigler, Haskell County, Oklahoma |
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Based |
Horsham St Faith | Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
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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