John Warren Danielsen
MilitaryShot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3310 'Blood, Guts and Rust'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base. Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3328 'Miss Fortune', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-794590
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Douche Bag, The Dull Tool
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blood, Guts & Rust II
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blood, Guts and Rust
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Fortune
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rusty Lode, Buckshot Blues, Buckshot Annie
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron 570th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 June 1944
- Date: 10 October 1943
- Date: 4 October 1943
- Date: 2 October 1943
- Date: 27 September 1943
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Jersey City, NJ | 25 October 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 3 August 1942 | |
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Other Shot Down/Ditched/Rescued |
Med. Sea, 13 miles off the coast of Annaba (Bone), Algeria | 17 August 1943 | |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
Vorsundern, Germany | 10 October 1943 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Gneixendorf, Austria | 16 October 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 (dates are approximate) |
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Died |
Simi Valley, CA | 13 April 1991 | |
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Buried |
Westlake Village, CA | Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA |
Revisions
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=534637
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139436235/john-warren-danielsen
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/37408730:60901?indiv=…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5180&h=1682247…
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/33599970/person/240069…
http://5085.sydneyplus.com/final/portal.aspx?lang=en-US
Added a middle initial, a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a connection to A/C #42-3328 & #42-3310 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 396; MACR 861, cousin 2009 Nov