Dan L. "Buster" Killingsworth was the son of Otto Guin (or Guin Otto) Killingsworth and Loretta Myrtle Lomax. Buster obtained his education in Pampa, Texas. After he graduated, he worked for the Borden's Heap of Ice Cream Company.
Buster enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 5/21/1942 in Lubbock, Texas. After his basic training and Service Schools, he was sent to England as an Aerial Gunner with the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, arriving in April, 1944.
On 5/7/1944, while a bombing run over Berlin, Germany, in B-17 Bomber Sn #42-37791 possibly named "Blues in the Night", (not verified) his plane was brought down by FLAK. Second Lieutenant Thomas M. Smith was the pilot and aircraft commander. This was mission #111 for the Bomb Group. According to German County Police reports, the plane wreckage landed in a rye field approximately halfway between the village of Ziggelmark and the city Wittenburg.
The crew of "Blues in the Night" consisted of the following men:
The Smith crew consisted of the following men:
2Lt. Thomas M. Smith - Pilot
2Lt. Robert C. Scase - Co-Pilot
2Lt. James C. Chamberlain - Navigator
2Lt. Thomas P. Morrison - Bombardier
S/Sgt George A. Bilohlavek - Radio Operator/Gunner
Sgt. Leon N. Woznakiewicz - Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Sgt. Francis A. Zambie - Ball Turret Gunner
AVC (S/Sgt.) Dan L. Killingsworth - Waist Gunner
Sgt. Walter A. French - Tail Gunner
All of the crew were killed in action except for the bombardier, Lt. Morrison who safely parachuted out of the plane and was captured, spending the remainder of the war as a prisoner of war. He stated later that when he last saw the crew, all were in good shape with no casualties. The pilot, co-pilot and navigator were at the front of the plane while the crew was at the emergency escape hatch ready to jump. Lt. Morrision saw them last as the plane began to go out of control. Further information on this mission can be obtained from MACR 4558 (Missing Air Crew Report).
Buster's body was repatriated after the war ended and reburied with the remains of several of his crewmates in a communial grave on 02/27/1950 at the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery where they presently lie.
Staff Sergeant Dan L. Killingsworth, earned the following badges/decorations for his service during World War II:
- Army Air Corps Aerial Gunner's Wings
- Purple Heart Medal
- Air Medal
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star
- World War II Victory Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation ribbon
Buster enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 5/21/1942 in Lubbock, Texas. After his basic training and Service Schools, he was sent to England as an Aerial Gunner with the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, arriving in April, 1944.
On 5/7/1944, while a bombing run over Berlin, Germany, in B-17 Bomber Sn #42-37791 possibly named "Blues in the Night", (not verified) his plane was brought down by FLAK. Second Lieutenant Thomas M. Smith was the pilot and aircraft commander. This was mission #111 for the Bomb Group. According to German County Police reports, the plane wreckage landed in a rye field approximately halfway between the village of Ziggelmark and the city Wittenburg.
The crew of "Blues in the Night" consisted of the following men:
The Smith crew consisted of the following men:
2Lt. Thomas M. Smith - Pilot
2Lt. Robert C. Scase - Co-Pilot
2Lt. James C. Chamberlain - Navigator
2Lt. Thomas P. Morrison - Bombardier
S/Sgt George A. Bilohlavek - Radio Operator/Gunner
Sgt. Leon N. Woznakiewicz - Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Sgt. Francis A. Zambie - Ball Turret Gunner
AVC (S/Sgt.) Dan L. Killingsworth - Waist Gunner
Sgt. Walter A. French - Tail Gunner
All of the crew were killed in action except for the bombardier, Lt. Morrison who safely parachuted out of the plane and was captured, spending the remainder of the war as a prisoner of war. He stated later that when he last saw the crew, all were in good shape with no casualties. The pilot, co-pilot and navigator were at the front of the plane while the crew was at the emergency escape hatch ready to jump. Lt. Morrision saw them last as the plane began to go out of control. Further information on this mission can be obtained from MACR 4558 (Missing Air Crew Report).
Buster's body was repatriated after the war ended and reburied with the remains of several of his crewmates in a communial grave on 02/27/1950 at the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery where they presently lie.
Staff Sergeant Dan L. Killingsworth, earned the following badges/decorations for his service during World War II:
- Army Air Corps Aerial Gunner's Wings
- Purple Heart Medal
- Air Medal
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star
- World War II Victory Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation ribbon
Dan L. "Buster" Killingsworth was the son of Otto Guin (or Guin Otto) Killingsworth and Loretta Myrtle Lomax. Buster obtained his education in Pampa, Texas. After he graduated, he worked for the Borden's Heap of Ice Cream Company.
Buster enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 5/21/1942 in Lubbock, Texas. After his basic training and Service Schools, he was sent to England as an Aerial Gunner with the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, arriving in April, 1944.
On 5/7/1944, while a bombing run over Berlin, Germany, in B-17 Bomber Sn #42-37791 possibly named "Blues in the Night", (not verified) his plane was brought down by FLAK. Second Lieutenant Thomas M. Smith was the pilot and aircraft commander. This was mission #111 for the Bomb Group. According to German County Police reports, the plane wreckage landed in a rye field approximately halfway between the village of Ziggelmark and the city Wittenburg.
The crew of "Blues in the Night" consisted of the following men:
The Smith crew consisted of the following men:
2Lt. Thomas M. Smith - Pilot
2Lt. Robert C. Scase - Co-Pilot
2Lt. James C. Chamberlain - Navigator
2Lt. Thomas P. Morrison - Bombardier
S/Sgt George A. Bilohlavek - Radio Operator/Gunner
Sgt. Leon N. Woznakiewicz - Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Sgt. Francis A. Zambie - Ball Turret Gunner
AVC (S/Sgt.) Dan L. Killingsworth - Waist Gunner
Sgt. Walter A. French - Tail Gunner
All of the crew were killed in action except for the bombardier, Lt. Morrison who safely parachuted out of the plane and was captured, spending the remainder of the war as a prisoner of war. He stated later that when he last saw the crew, all were in good shape with no casualties. The pilot, co-pilot and navigator were at the front of the plane while the crew was at the emergency escape hatch ready to jump. Lt. Morrision saw them last as the plane began to go out of control. Further information on this mission can be obtained from MACR 4558 (Missing Air Crew Report).
Buster's body was repatriated after the war ended and reburied with the remains of several of his crewmates in a communial grave on 02/27/1950 at the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery where they presently lie.
Staff Sergeant Dan L. Killingsworth, earned the following badges/decorations for his service during World War II:
- Army Air Corps Aerial Gunner's Wings
- Purple Heart Medal
- Air Medal
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star
- World War II Victory Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation ribbon
Buster enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 5/21/1942 in Lubbock, Texas. After his basic training and Service Schools, he was sent to England as an Aerial Gunner with the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, arriving in April, 1944.
On 5/7/1944, while a bombing run over Berlin, Germany, in B-17 Bomber Sn #42-37791 possibly named "Blues in the Night", (not verified) his plane was brought down by FLAK. Second Lieutenant Thomas M. Smith was the pilot and aircraft commander. This was mission #111 for the Bomb Group. According to German County Police reports, the plane wreckage landed in a rye field approximately halfway between the village of Ziggelmark and the city Wittenburg.
The crew of "Blues in the Night" consisted of the following men:
The Smith crew consisted of the following men:
2Lt. Thomas M. Smith - Pilot
2Lt. Robert C. Scase - Co-Pilot
2Lt. James C. Chamberlain - Navigator
2Lt. Thomas P. Morrison - Bombardier
S/Sgt George A. Bilohlavek - Radio Operator/Gunner
Sgt. Leon N. Woznakiewicz - Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Sgt. Francis A. Zambie - Ball Turret Gunner
AVC (S/Sgt.) Dan L. Killingsworth - Waist Gunner
Sgt. Walter A. French - Tail Gunner
All of the crew were killed in action except for the bombardier, Lt. Morrison who safely parachuted out of the plane and was captured, spending the remainder of the war as a prisoner of war. He stated later that when he last saw the crew, all were in good shape with no casualties. The pilot, co-pilot and navigator were at the front of the plane while the crew was at the emergency escape hatch ready to jump. Lt. Morrision saw them last as the plane began to go out of control. Further information on this mission can be obtained from MACR 4558 (Missing Air Crew Report).
Buster's body was repatriated after the war ended and reburied with the remains of several of his crewmates in a communial grave on 02/27/1950 at the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery where they presently lie.
Staff Sergeant Dan L. Killingsworth, earned the following badges/decorations for his service during World War II:
- Army Air Corps Aerial Gunner's Wings
- Purple Heart Medal
- Air Medal
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star
- World War II Victory Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation ribbon
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