Arthur J Davy
Military
With the Harmon crew.
Standing (l-r): unknown, Harmon, O'Brien, Baun, Lindia, and unknown.
Kneeling (l-r): Cannon, Davy, Riley, Stiver and Pignanelli.
Edited to correct misnamed front row crew members Riley and Stiver. Riley is 3rd from the left; Stiver, my father, is 4th from the left.
Object Number - UPL 20451 - Hit and Run, 43-38391, B-17-G-85-BO With the Harmon crew. Standing (l-r): unknown, Harmon, O'Brien, Baun, Lindia, and unknown. Kneeling (l-r):...
Arthur Davy was Radio Operator/Gunner in the 34th Bomb Group / 7th Bomb Squadron (Charles Harmon crew)
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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: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37576057
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11037051
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19126006 at enlistment, then O-764416
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hit and Run
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
20 December 1922 | Wisconsin | |
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Enlisted |
1 June 1942 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
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Died |
5 February 2008 | ||
| Waupaca County, Wisconsin | |||
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Buried |
Arthur Davy rests at the St Stephens Cemetery in Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia