Robert E Davis
Military ROLL OF HONOURETTG, 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34349659
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner, Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13017966
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673961
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745023
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13110060
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
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 |
Revisions
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