Gid Robert Davidson

Military
media-32268.jpeg UPL 32268 "T/Sgt G R Davidson air crew member of the 490th Bomb Group, wears the Distinguished Flying Cross presented to him on 7-Dec-44 at an 8th Air Force base in England."

Object Number - UPL 32268 - "T/Sgt G R Davidson air crew member of the 490th Bomb Group, wears the Distinguished Flying Cross presented to him on 7-Dec-44 at an 8th Air Force...

Assigned to 851BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: DFC, AM(2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x battle stars).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Clayton, OK 74536, USA 27 May 1921 Son of Robert Albert and Martha 'Mattie' E [England] Davidson.

Enlisted

4 January 1943

Other

Discharged USAAF

19 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Houston, TX, USA 3 December 1982

Buried

501-511 Marion St, Brazoria, TX 77422, USA Brazoria Cemetery Brazoria, Brazoria County, TX

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490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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