Joseph Russell Dana

Military

Assigned 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

322nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William V Humphreys

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Lyle G McGlocklin

  • 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

41-31770

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron

41-31954

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft IV

  • 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

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ContributorHotelie1970
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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

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215406498/joseph-russell-dana

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215406498/joseph-russell-dana
Removed # from A/c serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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https://www.fold3.com/page/41961545_joseph_r%20dana/details/
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https://www.fold3.com/page/84577193_joseph_r%20dana/details/
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=358090
https://billiongraves.com/burial-record/JOSEPH-R-DANA/14881932#/

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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