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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Daniel Goldstein

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE, AND WAS A RADIO OPERATOR/GUNNER ON A B-17 BOMBER. HE FLEW 19 MISSIONS OVER EUROPE, UNTIL JUNE 22, 1943, WHEN HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN NEAR HULS, GERMANY. THE CREW DIDN'T BAIL OUT BUT CRASH-LANDED WITH 3 ENGINES OUT. HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS AT STALAG-17. HE WAS PART OF THE 300 MILE DEATH MARCH FROM KREMS, AUSTRIA TO THE BAVARIAN BORDER, AND WAS LIBERATED BY GENERAL PATTON'S TROOPS.