Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Daniel D. Africa.
Unit/placed in, 48th Fighter Squadron, 14th Fighter group.
Daniel was born on Oct. 27, 1921 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Father, Benjamin M. Africa.
Mother, Margaret G. (Drake) Africa.
Sister, Edna Africa.
Brothers, Robert G. and Benjamin F.M. Africa.
Wife, Mary H. (Keffer) Africa.
Daniel entered the service from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in March 12, 1942 with service number # 13067369.
Daniel D. Africa rank/duty was a First Lieutenant/Pilot (P-38) in the 48th Fighter Squadron.
Daniel D. Africa was Killed in Action in/during when the engine got on fire and he bailed out, never heard of him, on Aug. 26, 1944, and he is honored with a Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Cluster Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal..
Daniel D. Africa is mentioned/buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial,
Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy.
Tablets of the Missing.
Thanks to http://www.15thaf.org/XV%20FC/305th%20FW/14th%20FG/index.htm
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
