Oliver E Davenport
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot 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.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Seminole, Oklahoma | 28 May 1923 | 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 | 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 | He is buried in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing, Oklahoma. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Combined information from duplicate record MACR 4860 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
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.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4860; Snetterton Falcons, pg 148