Henry Boone Daniel Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURDaniel was Killed in Action on 6 February 1945 in B-24 #44-10515 while forming up before a mission to Magedeburg. His aircraft became caught in the prop wash of another, and clipped the underside of B-24 #42-94766, chopping it's tail off, and causing it to crash near Deopham. All of the crew were killed in the incident.
The circumstances of Daniel's death were not communicated to his family, until September 1946.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A bomber crew of the 453rd Bomb Group wait on a jeep. Letter enclosed with print: '[Left to Right] James E Terwilliger- Waist Gunner, Luhter M Clark- Co-pilot, Carl Powell- Navigator, Lattie P Head- Nose Gunner, Nicholas Radosevich- Pilot, Edmund M Survilla- Tail Gunner, Lt ? Lee- Bombardier (Robert Burgess was the Bombardier on the original crew), Joseph D Craft- Radio operator, Robert Victor- Waist Gunner, Robert O Hanson- Engineer- Top Turret. Original Cadre- Model (Crew #41) 734th Squadron, 453rd Bomb](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380672.jpg.webp?itok=L5hegKpe)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kansas | 29 April 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
6 July 1943 | ||
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Died |
Crown Farm, Deopham, Norfolk | 6 February 1945 | |
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Buried |
Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas | 9 August 1948 | |
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Other Temporary Burial |
Cambridge American Cemetery |
Revisions
Added individual to American Air Museum Roll of Honour
Find a Grave
Letter from General Lewis to Henry B Daniel Sr on Find a Grave
The Aircraft of the 453rd
US Headstone Application for Military Veterans
Listing for piece of B-24 55-10515 formerly sold on EBay
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 328, The Liberator Men of 'Old Buc' p. 140 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia