Gordon E Davis

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Mendon in B-17 'Royal Flush' #42-6087

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Royal Flush (42-6087) of the 8th Air Force, 100th bomber group, 418th Bomber squadron

42-6087

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Royal Flush aka Harper's Ferry aka Aske's Angels
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

2 October 1923

Died

11 August 1944

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

11 August 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.

Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added S/N per crew records at 100th BG website.
See: https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&Itemid=…

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added birth date per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 100000398.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Changed a miss labelled POW event to a KIA event per the data in the "Summary biography".

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

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

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8074 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database