Daniel L Finley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-15663.png UPL 15663 Daniel L. Finlay in Leiston.

Photo added, courtesy of Daniel Finley's niece

Object Number - UPL 15663 - Daniel L. Finlay in Leiston.

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Uefeln on 29 July 44 in P-51 #42-106843. He died while in captivity.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Round Trip Jr
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Olean, New York State, United States 11 April 1919 According to NARA's WW II Enlistment records, he was born in 1918 in New York State. His niece Jeanne supplied the right date and place.

Enlisted

Richmond, Virginia, United States 19 March 1942 as a Private in the Air Corps

Other

Prisoner of War - POW

Germany 29 July 1944

Other

DNB

Germany Died as a Prisoner of War, either during internment at Stalag Luft 3 or later, possibly during the forced-march that started on January 29, 1945 as POWs were ordered to leave Stalag Luft 3.

Buried

Sherwood Burial Park, Salem, Virginia, United States

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

Correction of date and place of birth; added burial place.

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 7581
WWII Rockbridge County casualties at http://media.nara.gov/nw/305276/wwii-army-honor-list-virginia.pdf

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7581 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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