Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 5 x Fw190's in a single day. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: DSC, DFC, AM (6 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, National Defense, Air Force Longevity (Silver OLC).



Post war: Retired from USAF as Major in 1966 having served in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.



DSC Citation:

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to JS Daniell (0-697008), First Lieutenant (Air Corps), US Army Air Forces, for heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-51 Fighter Airplane in the 505th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group, Eight Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on 26 November 1944, in the European Theater of Operations. On this date Lieutenant Daniell became an ACE in a day by shooting down the German FW-190s in a single commitment. First Lieutenant Daniell's unquestionable valor in aerial combat, the 8th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.



Headquarters: US Strategic Forces in Europe, General Orders No. 29 (1945)