Ramon Roderick Davis
MilitaryAssigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 1 x Kill. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (15OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean conflict. MIA on mission with 12 Ftr Bomb Sqn, 18 Ftr Bomb Wing, seen to survive and exit his A/C after force landing. Declared FOD.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Story County, IA | 12 October 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Des Moines, IA | 14 November 1942 | |
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Based |
Boxted | 30 July 1944 - 8 March 1945 | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, UK | 7 October 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Hanau, Germany | 18 November 1944 | Fw190 destroyed East of Hanau. 18-Nov-44. P-47D 42-28796. |
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Other Ended Tour of Duty (ETD) |
8 March 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Died |
5 October 1950 | Listed MIA, seen to survive a forced landing and escaping his cockpit, heading for some hills nearby. FOD. | |
| Ames, IA | |||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii | Tablets of the Missing Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/84672707-ramon-r-davis
https://www.fold3.com/page/637460795-ramon-roderick-davis
https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a283548.pdf
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cm…
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/er/56-davis-18nov44.jpg
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156060747/ramon-roderick-davis
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm