Daniel Alton Adair
MilitaryAssigned to 533BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Steinwinter, J. Crew. 20-Feb-45 mission to Nurnberg completed his 35 missions.
Was on board 42-38159 which was shot down over Merseberg on 21st November but limped back on one engine to Belgium and all parachuted to safety. Aircraft pancaked, crewless, into a field and was repaired and recovered back to England
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), Bronze Star Medal, UN and Korean medals, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean and Vietnam conflicts rising to rank of Major.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19129449 / O-764820
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Colonel Bub
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cincinnati, Ohio | 27 October 1925 | Born Cincinnati, Ohio |
Enlisted |
Fort Dix, New Jersey | 17 November 1943 | Enlisted Fort Dix, New Jersey |
Died |
San Antonio, Texas | 12 April 2017 | Died San Antonio, Texas |
Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Texas | 15 April 2017 | Interred Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx