Daniel Propper

Second Lieutenant Daniel Propper USAAF; lived at 125 Fifth Avenue in Pelham, the son of Mr. & Mrs. George Proper Sr. Born in Riverhead NY Dec. 8, 1922, he lived in Pelham for eight and a half years and was a graduate of Pelham Memorial High School. He joined the service in February of 1943 and trained at Stutigart, Ark, Maxwell Field Al, and Mountain Home, Idaho. His brother George Jr. became an aviation machinist's mate second class in the Navy, a combat air crewman with a training unit at the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, FL.

Lt. Propper was stationed with the 15th Air Force, 459th Bombardment Squadron in Italy after going overseas in Dec. 1944 flying B-24 Liberator bombers. On June 3, 1945, he was the pilot of a B24 which crashed while conducting a "Tour" near Kailwaug, Austria.

Standard Star July 16, 1945

(12/2/2007)

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2nd Lt Daniel R Propper was assigned to the 459th BG 759th Squadron.
Military Occupational Specialty (MOS): Pilot.

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