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NAME Laurel Glen McDaniel |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER O-13392 |
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| UNIT VMF-123 Pilot |
HOME OF RECORD 1800 East Harvard Street Phoenix, AZ |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Ray I. McDaniel |
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| DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1920 at Plymouth, IL |
ENTERED SERVICE August 28, 1942 (commissioned) at Corpus Christi, TX |
DATE OF LOSS May 7, 1943 |
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| REGION Vanuatu (New Hebrides) |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Efate |
CASUALTY TYPE Non-battle death |
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS During routine strafing practice on 7 May 1943, McDaniel was involved in a mid-air collision with squadronmate 1Lt. Hermann J. Schulze. Both aircraft spun out of control and crashed at sea approximately 20 miles northwest of Havannah Harbor. Neither pilot’s body could be recovered from the scene. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK First Lieutenant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS Honolulu Memorial |
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