Daniel R Treece

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 30 September 1944 in A/C #43-38115. The aircraft was hit by a bomb or bombs, dropped from an aircraft flying in the higher element, lead group, at bombs away and exploded. 7 of crew were Killed in Action (KIA) or Missing in Action (MIA), 2 Prisoner of War (POW). Target was Bielefeld, Germany.

Debris hit A/C #43-38480, bringing it down also with 7 Killed in Action (KIA) and 2 Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38115

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Reluctant Lassie
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

30 September 1944

Born

Everett, Massachusetts, USA

Buried

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998; Diary of T/Sergeant Ernest Barton, MACR 9429,

href="http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php">http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php>; Losses of 8thAF, vol.4 / MACR 9429 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database