Milton B Davison

Military

Crashed near Champdeuil, FR on 6/14/44 in B-17 #42-97062. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97062

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Portland, Maine, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 14 June 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5906 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database