Paul Edwin Davis
Military ROLL OF HONOUR388th BG - 560th BS
Standing L to R: Norman P. Kempton (P), Paul E. Davis (CP), Stanley A. Plytynski (N), Harry H. McKenna (B)
Kneeling L to R: Emil W. Taddeo (FE), Raymond S. Eutuch (WG), Hamp B. Nicholson (TG), Harvey B. Norton (BTG), Louis J. Mostardi (R/O), Melvin S. Larson (WG) 388th Bomb Group collection
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Paul Davis was Co-Pilot on board of B-17 #42-5899 'Sioux City Queen', shot down 5 January 1944.
"Lt. Kempton in a/c 42-5899 "Sioux City Queen", left the formation with one engine feathered and was attacked by figthers. The tail was shot up by the fighters and the crew bailed out. As many as seven parachutes were seen. "
A/C received heavy damage and crashed near Cartujac, France. Killed In Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34313112
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676112
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17156043
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32438475
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner (MACR 3118)
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA | 9 June 1922 | |
Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 26 November 1943 - 5 November 1944 | |
Other Shot Down/Killed in Action (KIA) |
Cartujac, France | 5 January 1944 | "I sent the co-pilot back to see that all the crew were out. He returned and indicated they were all out, then he took a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes from his pocket, ripped them in half, put half in my jacket pocket, said "so-long" or something to that effect, and went to the bomb bay and jumped. A very cool character." - Norman P. Kempton, Pilot Unfortunately Davis did not survive. |
Buried |
Fayetteville, Arkansas | 13 June 1949 | Fayetteville National Cemetery Fayetteville, Arkansas USA Plot 14, 0, 1415A |
Revisions
http://www.388bg.com/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-DAV03-ā¦
388th Anthology - Volume I - Janet Pack and Richard Singer, page 179
https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2590/40479_2421401759_0414-04034?pā¦
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/562191
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3118 / MACR 3118, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database