Daniel Francis Shea
Military
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF
Object Number - UPL 48172 - L to R: SSGT Robert E. Lee (G), 1LT Daniel F. Shea (P), SSGT Francis G. Falk (G) 416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF
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- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Nashua, New Hampshire | 1 June 1922 | |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Bernay, France | 4 March 1944 | |
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Other Wounded In Action |
Cherbourg, France | 22 June 1944 | Lt. Daniel F. Shea's plane was hit by flak at the target. He was force to seek out an emergency landing strip and became the first member of our Group to land on French soil. Landed at ALG A-6 – Beuzeville-au-Plain |
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Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Kempten, Germany | 9 February 1945 | Flew 66 combat missions |
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Died |
San Pedro, California | 25 July 2004 | |
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Buried |
San Bernadino, CA | 28 July 2004 | Mountain View Cemetery San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, US |
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Other Graduated - Commissioned |
West Point, NY | United States Military Academy |
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