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MEANS, Dan Woodhead - Date of
birth
18 January 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
McLouth, Jefferson County, Kansas -
Hometown
McLouth, Jefferson County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-705750 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
853rd Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 October 1944 - Place of
death
Berge, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alvin Means (father)
Nellie M. (Woodhead) Means (mother)
Arthur Means (brother)
Robert A. Means (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95104 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Hamm, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 9427
More information
Maj Herbert B. Bronner:B-24, A/C no. 104 -X, went down with no 1 and no 2 engine smoking and crashed near Hamm, Germany at 1347 hours. Cause unknown, three chutes observed.
The remains of Maurice Finnegan, Raymond Rhodes, Lincoln Ricker, John L. Clark and Don W. Means were initially buried in the Catholic Church Cemetery at Berge, Germany.
1st Lt Dan W. Means is remembered at McLouth Cemetery in McLouth, Kansas with a memorial marker.
Source of information: www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot 44-A Majors Texas, www.findagrave.com - Raymond Riley/usafdo/Tim Cook