Leonardo F Davies
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Some of the crew who bailed out of the "Channel Express" landed at an ATS camp where they received a hearty welcome. In photo above are left to right, front row: Sgt. Harry C Parker, S/Sgt. Calvin W Hopkins and A.T.S. Sgt. P. Haslam from Brockenhurst, England, who is admiring the fine silk in the parachute. Back row, left to right: A.T.S. Company Sgt. Major Walkingshaw, from Edinburgh, Scotland, gives S/Sgt. Fred E McCawley some tea. Behind McCawley is Sgt. Leonardo F Davies.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 27 x combat missions. Failed to return (FTR) Berlin 8-May-44 in B-17 42-30855 'Ol' Massa'; A/C hit by flak behind ball turret. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4586
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
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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: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14103271 / O-803232
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 8 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 26 September 1941 | |
Died |
Hesepe, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Failed to return (FTR) Berlin 8-May-44 in B-17 42-30855 'Ol' Massa'; A/C hit by flak behind ball turret. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4586 |
Buried |
Achmer, Germany | 9 May 1944 | Interred Achmer cemetery Grave #76 |
Born |
New York State | ||
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Deenethorpe | 8 May 1944 | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Plot K Row 1 Grave 1 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4586 / MACR 4586, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=410 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database