Paul J Davis

Military
media-31588.jpeg UPL 31588 Lt Cogwell and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila Lil'. 16 July 1943.

Rear L-R: S/Sgt Augustus V Brundage, 1Lt John D Kennedy, Capt Robert W Cogswell, 1Lt Hershel R DeWall, 1Lt Edward L Cobb.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Paul Kistulentz, S/Sgt Harold R Timm, S/Sgt Paul J Davis, T/Sgt Gilbert E Bengston, S/Sgt Alvin Etheredge.

Object Number - UPL 31588 - Lt Cogwell and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila Lil'. 16...

On 30-Jul-43, crashed into North Sea 22 miles off Felixstowe, England on return from raid on Kassel, Germany in B-17 42-29738 'Upstairs Maid'. Picked up by British Air Sea Rescue and returned to base. All survived, with serious injury only to Navigator Ed Cobb.



On 26-Sep-43 B-17 42-5434 'Lady Luck' returned from a mission and caught fire on the runway. RTD



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20321821 / O-734072
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Upstairs Maid
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 303rd Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mason's Morons, Shangri-La Lil
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: BOB’S BOUDOIR, Lady Luck
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jefferson Davis County, MS 5 May 1918 Son of John Larkin and Annie [Clark] Davis.

Enlisted

Camp Shelby, MS 22 August 1941 Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Other

Discharged USAAF

7 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

18 August 1973

Buried

Saint James Catholic Cemetery Bassfield, Jefferson Davis County, MS 21 August 1973 Saint James Catholic Cemetery Bassfield, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial numbers in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 208, 291

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