Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Camden, Arkansas
Honored By
Mary Tellez
Relationship
Niece
NOT ATTACHED TO ANY COMPANY OR UNIT. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, AND ADVANCED SCHOOLING, CORPORAL DANIEL SERVED STATESIDE AS AN AIRPLANE MECHANIC, AT MULTIPLE BASES, INCLUDING KEESLER, MICHIGAN; CHANUTE, ILLINOIS; FREEMAN FIELD, INDIANA; WHITE SANDS, NEW MEXICO; AND GEORGIA, READYING THE P-47 FIGHTER PLANES BEFORE THEY WERE PUT INTO SERVICE IN BOTH THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATRES OF OPERATION.