Preston A Davis
Military
UPL 65910
UPL 65910
384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 14 July 1943/Villacoublay, France.
Back Row L-R: Johnny Butler (P), Joe Baggs (B,) Maurice Dillingham (Ac), Herman Wollenweber (Cp,) Ed Knowling (N)
Front Row L-R: Joe Turlington (Tt), Marion Rogers (Wg), Burnia Martin (Wg), William Wolven (Bt), Preston Davis (Ro).
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Back Row L-R: Johnny Butler (P), Joe Baggs (B,) Maurice Dillingham (Ac), Herman Wollenweber (Cp,) Ed Knowling (N)
Front Row L-R: Joe Turlington (Tt), Marion Rogers (Wg), Burnia Martin (Wg), William Wolven (Bt), Preston Davis (Ro).
Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 #425849 'Hell's Belles II. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O – 736868
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O –672010
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell's Belles II
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 16 September 1943 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 722 / MACR 722, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database