96th Bomb Group
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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Oliver E Davenport
Military
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Extract from Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for Staff Sergeant Oliver E Davenport of the 96th Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel. The file contains copies of primary documents that discuss the return of personal effects, circumstances and causes of death, and memorialisation of the fallen airman. If you require access to the full, unedited file please contact Bill Beigel via his website, www.ww2research.com, or the AAM Team at aamwebsite@iwm.org.uk
Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97567. Killed in Action (KIA).
Purple Heart
Staff Sergeant Oliver E. Davenport was born May 28, 1923. His next of kin was his wife, Marie Davenport. He was also survived by a daughter, Sharon Davenport, his mother, Wanda Eva Davenport, and a brother, Jack Davenport. His hometown was Drumright, Oklahoma.
On May 12, 1944, he was serving as a gunner aboard B-17 tail #43-97567, of the 96th Bomb Group, 413th Bomb Squadron, when it was downed over Weisbaden, Germany, on its way for a raid against Brux, Czechoslovakia.
He is buried in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing, Oklahoma.
Service
Units served with
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339th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-97567
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 22/12/43; Langley 12/1/44; Chicago 18/1/44; Langley 19/1/44; Presque Is 19/2/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-K/F] Snetterton 1/2/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Tom Moore, Bombardier: Bill Barber, Flight engineer/top turret gunner:...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Seminole, Oklahoma | 28 May 1923 |
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Staff Sergeant Oliver E. Davenport was born May 28, 1923. His next of kin was his wife, Marie Davenport. He was also survived by a daughter, Sharon Davenport, his mother, Wanda Eva Davenport, and a brother, Jack Davenport. His hometown was Drumright, Oklahoma. |
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| Died | Wiesbaden, Germany | 12 May 1944 |
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On May 12, 1944, he was serving as a gunner aboard B-17 tail #43-97567, of the 96th Bomb Group, 413th Bomb Squadron, when it was downed over Weisbaden, Germany, on its way for a raid against Brux, Czechoslovakia. |
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| Buried | Cushing, OK 74023, USA | |
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He is buried in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing, Oklahoma. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 March 2020 01:59:37 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 11 January 2016 16:45:51 | Emily | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Combined information from duplicate record MACR 4860 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 23 February 2015 03:42:21 | WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel | Changes to biography and events |
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IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:20:46 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4860; Snetterton Falcons, pg 148 |
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