James L Davis
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 16523
SSGT James L Davis
Tail Gunner
Crew #517 - Clinton H. Caverne Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
KIA when his a/c was forced to ditch in the North Sea on 9 April 1944
Tail Gunner
Crew #517 - Clinton H. Caverne Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
KIA when his a/c was forced to ditch in the North Sea on 9 April 1944
466th BG Historian
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52555 "Ol' Tom Cat", Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-686987
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-663540
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ole Tom Cat
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Buried |
9 April 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton South Cambridgeshire District Cambridgeshire, England Plot: Tablets of the Missing | |
Born |
Whiteville, North Carolina, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 9 April 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3843 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database