Stanley V Davidson

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media-30755.jpeg UPL 30755 Second Lieutenant Stanley V. Davidson, Co-Pilot, 303rd Bomb Group. Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 30755 - Second Lieutenant Stanley V. Davidson, Co-Pilot, 303rd Bomb Group.

He entered the service in October 1942 and was eventually deployed overseas to the 303rdBG at Molesworth. He was on his 4th mission when his B-17 #42-32027 'Betty Jane' dropped out of formation due to flak over the target area of Mersberg, GR on 13 Sep 1944 and crashed. Prisoner of War (POW). All his crew had survived apart from the pilot whose parachute had failed to open. He was held at Stalag Luft 1 until liberated in May '45.

He returned to work at Iowa State University, became a staff member and retired in 1986 as an Associate Professor.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-32027

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Betty Jane
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ames, Iowa

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Iowans of the Mighty 8th

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303rd BG Might in Flight, Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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