During World War II, J.S. “Jack” Daniell became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE-in-a-DAY, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. After the war he transferred to the new U.S. Air Force, and retired in 1966 as a Major.
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During World War II, J.S. “Jack” Daniell became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE-in-a-DAY, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. After the war he transferred to the new U.S. Air Force, and retired in 1966 as a Major.
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The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) J S Daniell (ASN: 0-697008), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-51 Fighter Airplane in the 505th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group, EIGHTH Air Force, on a bomber escort mission over Germany, on 26 November 1944. On this date, when the bomber formation was attacked by approximately one hundred enemy fighters, Lieutenant Daniell unhesitatingly attacked the enemy despite their vast numerical superiority. Attacking relentlessly, with his gasoline and ammunition supply rapidly becoming depleted, he destroyed five enemy aircraft. The extraordinary heroism and determination to destroy the enemy displayed by Lieutenant Daniell on this occasion reflect highest credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.