Serviceman
Lee E Dano
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- Army serial number
- 1714672
- Rank
- S/Sgt (24 May 1944), SGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (23 August 1944)
- Hometown
- TRACY MN; Tracy MN; Tracy, MN
- Also written
- Lee Dano
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 79
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Robert P. Goesling Crew · 816th
Missions placed on him
- mission 34, 22 June 1944 · Fornovo di Taro · The Robert P. Goesling crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 79)
- mission 46, 7 July 1944 · Blechhammer South · The Robert P. Goesling crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 79)
- mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Robert P. Goesling crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 79)
- mission 57, 27 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Robert P. Goesling crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 79)
- mission 83, 1 September 1944 · Niš · The Robert P. Goesling crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 79)
- mission 90, 12 September 1944 · Lechfeld · The Robert P. Goesling crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 79)
- mission 92, 15 September 1944 · Salamis · The Robert P. Goesling crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 79)
- mission 97, 22 September 1944 · Munich, Allach · The Robert P. Goesling crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 79)
- mission 101, 7 October 1944 · Lobau · The Robert P. Goesling crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 79)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1038 | SGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1041 | SGT |
| 23 August 1944 | Silver Star | 2791 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 24 May 1944, last 24 May 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-05-24 816th: wounded in action. frost bite left check and neck, ne hospitalization required
National Archives pages: roll 474638098 p. 167
Photographs naming him
- Newsletter 202003, page 2 photograph (5 scans) · view at 15thaf.org
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Statements, mentions and histories
10/27/2009 Guy Venier (OBIT) Bunnell, Boyd 840 5/19/2019 Guy Venier (OBIT) Chubbs, Harold J 816 10/30/2019 Sandee Maeda Dano, Lee E 816 3/6/2007 Guy Venier (OBIT) Dorsey, John W "Jay" 817 1/26/2020 Guy Venier (OBIT) Fairbanks, Arthur F 815 4/19/2019 Guy Venier (OBIT) Hamman, Raymond R 840
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