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MC INNIS, Daniel Harold - Date of
birth
5 April 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada -
Hometown
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31124202 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
335th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 June 1943 - Place of
death
Silzen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 37 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Daniel Mc Innis (father)
Mary A. (Finlayson) Mc Innis (mother)
Reta M. Mc Innis (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29827 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards and port
MACR: 4901
More information
S/Sgt Daniel H. Mc Innis enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 6 June 1942.On this mission a great deal of enemy opposition was encountered (over 100 enemy aircraft) causing 10 aircraft of his unit to be lost.
Four crew members survivad and wzre taken prisoner, six men were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.archives.gov, www.8thafhs.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com