World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Albert E. Danovitz
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Margaret Harper Hamilton
MASTER SERGEANT ASSIGNED TO CHINA AS PART OF A COMPOSITE CHINESE-AMERICAN WING OF THE 14TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE, 1ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP. FLEW IN B-25 MITCHELL BOMBERS AS THE ARMAMENTS CHIEF AND TURRETT GUNNER. HE DIED JANUARY 26, 1944 NEAR HENGYANG, CHINA, WHEN RETURNING FROM A MISSION IN WHICH HIS WING SANK 12 ARMED JAPANESE SHIPS ON COASTAL SWEEPS. HIS BOMBER HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY ENEMY FIRE AND IN BAD WEATHER OVER ROUGH, POORLY MAPPED TERRAIN, CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN IN FREE CHINA. HE WAS BURIED IN AN AMERICAN CEMETERY IN CHINA.