James W Daniel
MilitaryShot down 15 August 1944 in B-24 #42-50442. Landed in Ruiselede, Belgium. Prisoner of War (POW). Interned at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Poland. See also Lt Eadmer W. Pease's page.
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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: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33548652
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34095885
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18000504
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-694932
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19101798 and O-702123
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Shelby County, Tennessee, United States | 27 July 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, United States | 1 August 1942 | |
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Other POW - Prisoner of War |
Belgium | 15 August 1944 - 26 May 1945 | Captured by German guards in Ruiselede, Belgium on 15 August 1944. Interned at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Poland. |
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Died |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States | 29 August 2001 | at Saint Francis Hospital |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 7918
Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave website
NARA WWII POW records database.
MACR 7918.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7918 / MACR 7918, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database