Daniel Rupert Giddens
Military ROLL OF HONOURAfter fighter attacks set fire to the left wing on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-38024 crashed near Oldenburg, GR after the crew baled out. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747325
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hastings, Oklahoma | 25 November 1924 | |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 26 December 1942 | 2112 Joline Street | |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Plot D Row 14 Grave 43 Ardennes American Cemetery | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
near Colnrade, Germany | 6 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2984 / MACR 2984, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database