Jack Talmadge Davis

Military
media-37195.jpeg UPL 37195 "Lt. Davis and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 8 October 1944."

Rear L-R: 2Lt Donald L Kohlstedt, 1Lt Vernon Mayo Hellesvig, 1Lt Jack T Davis, F/O Nino L Guiciardi
Front L-R: S/Sgt David'Dave' L Bloom, Sgt Marvin W Brown, Sgt Richard A. Martin, Sgt Everette Grayson Harris, T/Sgt Rex E Lewnfield

Object Number - UPL 37195 - "Lt. Davis and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 8 October...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Sterkrade, Germany in B-17 42-97781 'Eight Ball III'. Shot down 2-Nov-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10151



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17006039 / O-425329
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16085112
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36871400
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Georgia 23 February 1921 Nok: Wife Dorothy G Davis, residing Clearwater, Florida.

Enlisted

15 June 1942

Other

Baled out POW

Brummen, Holland 2 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Sterkrade, Germany in B-17 42-97781 'Eight Ball III'. Shot down 2-Nov-44 POW. MACR 10151

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 2 November 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Discharged USAAF

13 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

8 August 1984

Buried

Oconee Hill Cemetery Athens, Clarke County, GA 11 August 1984 Oconee Hill Cemetery Athens, Clarke County, Georgia

Based

Molesworth 2 November 1944 Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10151

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