World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Daniel Townsend Pope
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Edisto Island, South Carolina
Honored By
James O. Sweeny
Relationship
Classmate
ENLISTED AS AN AVIATION CADET ON DECEMBER 30, 1940. BY 1943 HE WAS A CAPTAIN AND A STUDENT PILOT. ON THE MORNING OF WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1943 HE WAS KILLED WHEN HIS PLANE, A B-24 LIBERATOR, CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM SMYRNA FIELD, KILLING ALL OCCUPANTS. HE RECEIVED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PURPLE HEART.