Roy G Davidson Jr

Military

Flew 5 missions in September and October 1943. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30453 'Thunderbird'. Crash landed in France. In French underground for 3 months. Captured by Gestapo and held as spy for 3 months. Sent to Stalag Luft 3 in April 1944.



POW

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30453

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thunderbird
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Birmingham, Alabama 16 April 1922

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 14 October 1943

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 788 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Self; MACR 788