Kendall Daskey
Military
Back L to R: Lt. John Lynch (bombardier), Lt. Lawrence Mohr (navigator), Lt. Paul Smith (co-pilot), Lt. Kendall Daskey (Pilot)
Front L to R: Sgt. J Van Beveren (Radio), Sgt. Charles H. Eyre (Engineer/ Top Turret), Sgt. Francis Lenich (Ball Turret), Sgt. Leo Teetman, Jr. (Flexible Gunner), Sgt. Jack Weaver (Flexible Gunner), Sgt. Robert Schleuse (Tail Gunner)
Photo taken prior to 30 Dec 43
Post 633, Seaman, Ohio
Object Number - UPL 16723 - The Daskey Crew Back L to R: Lt. John Lynch (bombardier), Lt. Lawrence Mohr (navigator), Lt. Paul Smith (co-pilot), Lt. Kendall Daskey...
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM(OLC), 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: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6592708
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Queen
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Skylark
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sweetheart
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 7 May 1917 | Son of Ronald Walter and Elma Esther Daskey. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 5 March 1941 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Other Controlled crash landing |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 31 March 1944 | Returning to base from a recalled operational mission in B-17 42-38013, the left main landing gear would not extend. Jettisoned bomb load and ball turret, then flew locally to use up fuel supply. Then made a successful landing using only the right main gear and tail wheel, resulting in minimal damage to the aircraft, and no injury to crew. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
30 December 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Albuquerque, NM | 15 November 1995 | |
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Buried |
Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, NM | 18 November 1995 | Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5387
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/555554/kendall-daskey
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…