Elgan Allen Davis
MilitaryAssigned to 85TCS, 437TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Bastogne hit by ground small arms fire in starboard engine, with flames pouring back past the trailing edge of the wing, pilot achieved controlled belly landing. Prisoner of War (POW). 23-Dec-44. MACR 11027.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF rising to Major.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 13D, Oflag 73
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
California, USA | 22 August 1918 | Son of Florence A Warring. |
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Other Shot down |
Bastogne, Belgium | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Bastogne hit by ground small arms fire in starboard engine, with flames pouring back past the trailing edge of the wing, pilot achieved controlled belly landing. POW. 23-Dec-44. MACR 11027. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
Huntington Park, CA, USA | 10 June 1997 | |
| California, USA | |||
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Based |
Ramsbury | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 85TCS, 437TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | ||
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA | ||
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Buried |
New Canton, IL, USA | Memorialised Taylor-Martin Cemetery New Canton Pike County Illinois, USA |