Daniel Martin Cargile
MilitaryS/Sgt Daniel Cargile was Left Waist Gunner on B-17 #42-97564, shot down by flak and force-landed between Chaam and Baarle-Hertog, South of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant Province, The Netherlands. Evaded (EVD) Helped by Dutch and Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance, he was hidden in many places in Belgium and ultimately in a secret camp in the Belgian Ardennes until liberation by US troops at the beginning of September 1944. He was back in the UK on 11 September and rejoined his unit. See the story of his evasion at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fcargildm.html
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Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- 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: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13081083 at enlistment, then O-814034
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-694318
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39559984
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15335693
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39549755
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Belle of Berlin
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
2 August 1923 | Roaring Springs, Texas | |
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Enlisted |
12 March 1943 | Abilene, Taylor County, Texas | |
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Other force-landed |
20 July 1944 | in B-17 42-97564, between Chaam and Baarle-Hertog, South of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant Province, The Netherlands | |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
20 July 1944 - 7 September 1944 | Helped by Dutch and Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance, he was hidden in many places in Belgium and ultimately in a secret camp in the Belgian Ardennes until liberation by US troops at the beginning of September 1944. | |
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Died |
8 October 2009 | Abilene, Taylor County, Texas | |
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Born |
Abilene, Taylor County, Texas | ||
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Buried |
Daniel Cargile rests at the Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas |
Revisions
MACR 7414
WWII Draft Cards Texas
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2002
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7414 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database