William E Davis Jr
Military
388th BG - 563rd BS
B-17F-115-BO #42-30625 "Joho's Jokers" Code: S
Standing L to R: Eugene G. Cordes (B), Harry E. Joho (P), James F. McKenna, Jr. (CP), Thomas F. Murphy (B)
Kneeling L to R: Albert A. Wilson (TG), William E. Davis (WG), Elias J. Thomas (BTG), Robert F. Grove (R/O), Robert M. Wilson (WG), Donald M. Streeter (FE)
Object Number - UPL 31031 - Harry E. Joho Crew 388th BG - 563rd BS B-17F-115-BO #42-30625 "Joho's Jokers" Code: S Standing L to R: Eugene G. Cordes (B), Harry E. Joho...
Killed in Action (KIA) 5 December 1943
AM/ PH
Listed as "photographer" on the crew list on the mission he was KIA. Davis appears to have flown his previous missions as a waist gunner.
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- Date: 8 October 1943
- Date: 15 September 1943
- Date: 9 September 1943
- Date: 7 September 1943
- Official Description:
- Date: 3 September 1943
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Enlisted |
29 September 1942 | ||
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Died |
5 December 1943 | Lt. Todd, in a/c 42-30837 "Ole Bassar" left the formation north of the Target with #1 Engine feathered and was shot down by FW 190's. | |
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Buried |
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial • Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Plot Plot B Row 4 Grave 31 |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
ABMC, Combat Sup,
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