World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Daniel V. Hiner
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
John Meurs
Relationship
Historian
SERVICE NUMBER 15354958. BOMBARDIER WITH THE 91ST BOMB GROUP, 324TH BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS AIRCRAFT, THE B-17G 42-31515, WAS SHOT DOWN BY GERMAN FIGHTERS ON A MISSION TO THE ALTENBEKEN RAILROAD VIADUCT IN GERMANY. HE DIED DURING THE ATTACK OR IN THE CRASH OF HIS AIRCRAFT.