Daniel was a Civilian serving with the Office of Strategic Services, Armed Forces of the United State during World War II. It is unknown at this time where he was from. The Office of Strategic Services, of which he was a member, was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. It was the main World War II intelligence agency, and a predecessor of today's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Information on this office's records and activities were not released until 2008. Daniel Pavletich was a member of what was called the "Day Team" that arrived in Czechoslovakia (Present Day Slovakia) on October 17, 1944. The team included Capt. Edward Victor Baranski and two civilians, Anton Novak and Daniel Pavletich. Their mission was to work close to combat lines west of Banska Bystrica for frontline tactical intelligence. Already in Czechoslovakia was the "Dawes Team" which had arrived on September 17, 1944. The Dawes Team was sent into Czechoslovakia (Present Day Slovakia) to rescue downed American/Allied airmen. That team included Lt. James H. Green, Corp Robert R. Brown, S/Sgt Joseph J. Horvath, M/Sgt Jerry G. Mican, SP(X)2 Charles S. Heller and Private John Schwartz. On October 7, 1944 a team called the "Bowery Team" were sent to the region and that team was comprised of 1st Lt. Tibor K. Keszthelyi, Steve Catlos, and civilians using the code names Francis Moly and Stephen Cora. On October 17, 1944, the same day the "Day Team" arrived, Lt. James H. Gaul, Lane Miller, William McGregor, Kenneth Lain, J. Dunlevy and photographer Nelson Paris, joined the "Dawes Team". Sometime in October, 1st Lt. Francis Perry was sent in under code name "Dare" to join the "Dawes Team". He was to represent the German Austrian desk collecting information on Slovak headquarters and exploring the possibility of courier routes over the frontier. Two other civilians also were dropped at the same time. Emil Tomes, an American who lived in Slovakia, was sent in to work independently on counterintelligence, and Associated Press correspondent Joseph Morton. Daniel Pavletich was captured by the German SS in Czechoslovakia (Present Day Slovakia) and was taken to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp in Austria. Daniel was tortured and then "Executed While A POW" by the German SS. His remains were cremated. It is unknown at this time if he received any awards. Service # None ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OSS members executed at Mauthausen Concentration Camp: Baranski, Edward V ~ Capt, Army, IL, "Day Team" Brown, Robert R ~ Corp, Army, IL, "Dawes Team" Gaul, James H ~ Lt, Navy, New York, "Dawes Team" Green, James Holt ~ Lt, Navy, North Carolina, "Dawes Team" Heller, Charles S ~ SP(X)2, Navy, Illinois, "Dawes Team" Horvath, Joseph J ~ S/Sgt, Army, Ohio, "Dawes Team" Keszthelyi, Tibor K ~ 1st Lt, Army, New York, "Bowery Team" Mican, Jerry G ~ M/Sgt, Army, Illinois, "Dawes Team" Morton, Joseph ~ Civilian, War correspondent, AP, "Dawes Team" Paris, Nelson B ~ PhoM1C, Navy, Oregon, "Dawes Team" Pavletich, Daniel ~ Civilian, "Day Team" Perry, Francis ~ 1st Lt, Army, New York, "Dawes Team" British Military executed at Mauthausen Concentration Camp: Sehmer, John ~ Maj, Army, British ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two others, with the last names of "Willis" & "Wilson" were also executed with the above group. It is unknown if they were American Military, British Military, or civilians. Steve J. Catlos, who was an U.S. Army Soldier and a member of the "Bowery Team" evaded capture and survived the war. Private John Schwartz, William McGregor, Kenneth Lain, and J. Dunlevy members of the "Dawes Team" all became POW's and survived the war. Anton Novak, a civilian with the "Day Team" escaped capture and survived the war.
Source: Find a Grave