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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Hinton C. Daniels

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Honored By

Jerry Penry

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

RANK: 1ST LIEUTENANT. HE WAS A B-25 ‘MITCHELL’ MEDIUM BOMBER PILOT, WHO WAS KILLED APRIL 10, 1944 ALONG WITH A WASP PILOT (WOMEN ARMY AIR FORCE SERVICE PILOT) DURING A CROSS-COUNTY TRAINING MISSION. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI AND WAS DESTINED FOR GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA ARMY AIR FIELD. WHILE EN-ROUTE, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER ENCOUNTERING A LIGHT RAINSTORM. THE BOMBER STRUCK THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, FATALLY INJURING BOTH PILOTS IN THE VICINITY OF TECUMSEH, NEBRASKA.