Robert E Davis

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

ETTG, Saur crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS 8th AF. Lost on mission #59 to the aircraft factories at Oschersleben, Germany on 11 Jan 1944. An ME109 exploded near B-17G #42-37962 'Betty Lou' and the engine split the bomber in two. MACR 1876. Killed in Action (KIA). Buried by the Germans in the POW cemetery at Achmea airbase. Reinterred in the Netherlands AMC.

Pennsylvania

The 1st Bomb Wing/381st BG did not hear the recall while over the continent. 180 out of 700 bombers continue the mission without fighter cover. The 381st BG earned its second Distinguished Unit Citation.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13003529
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-751095
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18098510
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12031027
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-796571
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Betty Lou
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

2 December 1943 - 11 January 1944

Other

Killed in Action

Germany 11 January 1944

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, N-18-6 13 January 1944 Originally buried in the POW cemetery at Achmea airbase, Germany. Grave 36

Born

Pennsylvania, USA

Buried

Plot N Row 18 Grave 66

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1878, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1876 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database