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NAUMAN, Daniel Dorland "Dan" - Date of
birth
11 May 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-664436 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
511th Bombardment Squadron,
351st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
4 October 1943 - Place of
death
Westerschelde, east of Ellewoutsdijk, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Daniel L. Nauman (father)
Inez (Marvin) Nauman (mother)
Marvin Nauman (brother)
Jeanne L. Nauman (sister)
Margaret (Norlin) Nauman (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5807 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Minor Ball
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Heavy Bombardment
MACR: 910
More information
Daniel D. Nauman attended college before he joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 17 February 1941.The aircraft was shot down by flak and enemy aircraft on the return flight and crashed at 12.25 h.
The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Only two bodies were recovered. S/Sgt Towsley's body washed ashore. The exact date and location is not known. The body of S/Sgt Burgess washed ashore at Buitenhaven, Vlissingen on 19 October 1943. He was initially buried at the Northern Cemetery of Vlissingen a day later.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - David G. Dye Family Tree / Sheboygan Press 12 September 1942 / Birth Index
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Co de Swart, www.ancestry.com - West Division High School Yearbook 1938