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DANIELS, Harry - Date of
birth
8 August 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Chicora, Butler County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33285912 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
570th Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
20 October 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Harry Daniels (father)
Rose Daniels (mother)
James Daniels (brother)
Helen Daniels (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3312 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Sequatchiee
Destination: Duren, Germany
MACR: 14417
More information
In the MACR it is reported that the plane proceeded towards the mission in Duren, but above Tilburg it was hit by flak and then turned back. Together with 4 crew members, when the aircraft was 10 miles from the coast of Rotterdam, he jumped off the plane and was recorded as MIA. The plane, with 6 other crew members, flew to England and landed there.The plane itself, in a later mission, crashed on 22 June 1944.
"#23312, flak hit No. 1 engine, causing complete failure. 30 caliber damage to left wing and fuel tanks". The next comment is from the Narrative Report which stated: "Four crew members from ship 312 parachuted out over channel, reason unknown."
There was obviously a mistake in the radio communications within the aircraft, as only part of the crew bailed out, but the pilot regained control of the aircraft, and it returned to the base.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.archives.gov, Adoptiegraven.nl Forum, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File, 1930 Census
Photo source: Jac Engels, Patricia Geerling