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Frank N. Daur, Jr. was born in New York on February 16, 1924, to parents Frank N. Daur, Sr. and Viola Daur. He also had a younger sister named Jean. The family resided at 8 Fernwood Avenue in Rye and were members of Christ Church. Daur graduated from Rye High School in 1942 and was then employed as a clerk on construction projects. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
Date of Birth: February 16, 1924
Died On: November 11, 1944
Street Address: 8 Fernwood Ave
Service Number: O-776882
Branch of Service: U.S. Army Air Corps – 744th Bomber Squadron, 456th Bomber Group
Daur Jr. enlisted in the U. S. Air Corps on November 14, 1942. He was commissioned a second lieutenant. He was assigned to the 15th Air Force, 456th Bomb Group Heavy, 744th Bombardment Squadron.
Daur was involved with long range, strategic bombardment missions against enemy targets in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and the Balkans. His Squadron Bombed aircraft factories, assembly plants, oil refineries, storage areas, marshaling yards, airdromes, and other objectives until the German Capitulation in May 1945.
Daur was killed in action on November 11, 1944 when his B-24 plane crashed into the sea off the eastern coast of Italy. He was just 20 years old.
Daur was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal and the Air Medal. More on Daur.
