Name:
Daniel J. Graff
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
36018473
Unit:
555th Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-10-05
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France
Plot:
B
Row:
21
Grave:
14
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Mechanic of the B-26 Yankee Gorilla, took off from Bernes sur Oise to bomb the German barracks in Duren, Germany. Crashed due to mechanical problems by Rethondes, France. Graff and three others were killed while two crewmembers survived.