Joseph Russell Dana
MilitaryAssigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Survived landing accident in B-26 41-31770. Returned to Duty (RTD). 21-Sep-43. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Isigny, France in B-26 41-31954, A/C hit by flak engine ablaze, bombs salvoed and bail out ordered, bailed out. Prisoner of War (POW). 9-May-44. MACR 4478.
Awards: DFC, AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-732562
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
11 October 1920 | Son of Charles Edward and Gertrude Lenora [Bequette] Dana. | |
Enlisted |
6 January 1942 | Jefferson Barracks, St Louis, Missouri | |
Other Landing Accident (RTD) |
21 September 1943 | Survived landing accident in B-26 41-31770. Returned to Duty (RTD). 21-Sep-43. | |
Other Shot down / baled out |
9 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Isigny, France in B-26 41-31954, A/C hit by flak engine ablaze, bombs salvoed and bale out ordered, baled out Prisoner of War (POW). 9-May-44. MACR 4478. | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
9 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. | |
Died |
17 January 2008 | ||
Buried |
21 January 2008 | Bunker Hill cemetery Bunker Hill Macoupin, Illinois | |
Based |
9 May 1944 | Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Born |
Revisions
By General Order #17, issued on 1 September 1943 by the VIII Air Support Command, Staff Sgt. Dana was awarded the Silver Oak Cluster in lieu of the 5th Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215406498/joseph-russell-dana
Removed # from A/c serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 288