Herbert Arthur Daniel
Military
Rear L-R: Jack Watson, Charles C Armstrong, James McNamara, Wayne Krouskup .
Front L-R: 'Ted' Lappo, Herbert Daniel, Robert Hoffman, Robert McArthur, Archie Jennings..
Object Number - UPL 50314 - "Lead crew of "B-Group" on bombing mission to Berlin, Germany, in front of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Princess Pat". 21 June 1944." Rear...
Flew 35 missions. Took along his mascot 'Jerome' Sergeant. Daniel also served in WW I in the Field Artillery, where his unit participated in the battleof the Argonne Forest, St. Mihiel and the Vosges Mountain campaign. He reached the rank of Cpl and was dischared at the end of WW I. when he enlisted in WW II he had to have special permission to join theAAF as he was 45 years old.
DFC w/Oak Leaf Cluster; Air Medal w/3Oak Leaf Cluster; purple heart w 2/Oak Leaf Cluster; Good Conduct Medal
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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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
5 March 1986 | ||
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Born |
Waverly KA | ||
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Buried |
Okeene, Oklahoma |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / great nephew John L. Cox, http://303rdbg.com/rost-cd.html#C">http://303rdbg.com/rost-cd.html#C>
