Robert O Davis
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
TOP ROW L-R: Maj. Fred W. Glover (CO), Capt. Leroy A Carpenter, Jr., Lt. Maurice W. Miller, Jr., F/O Donald P. Baugh, Lt. Robert O. Davis, Lt. William H. Ayer, Lt. Richard E. Moore, Lt. Douglas N. Groshong, Lt. John W. Izant, Lt. James F. Hileman, Lt. Van E. Chandler, Lt. Harry N. Hagan, Capt. Joseph H. Joiner and Lt. Donald J. Pierini.
SECOND ROW L-R: Lt. Harold H. Fredericks, Lt. Thomas A. McCord, Lt. Wilmer W. Collins, Lt. Benjamin L. Griffin, Lt. Woodrow W. Schaefer, Lt. Richard J. Corbett, Capt. Carl R. Alfred, Capt. William D. Riedel and Lt. Earl F. Hustwit.
THIRD ROW L-R: Maj. John D. McFarlane, Lt. Harold R. Crawford, Lt. Douglas P. Pederson, Lt. Paul M. Morgan, Lt. Beachem O. Brooker, Jr., Lt. Henry A. Kaul, Lt. Francis M. Grove, Lt. Franklin W. Young, Lt. Melvin N. Dickey, Lt. Robert J. Cavallo, Lt. Harry L. Davis and Lt. George E. Ridler.
BOTTOM ROW L-R: Lt. Melvin C. Franklin, Lt. John P. Murchake, Jr. and Lt. William H. Hastings.
Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.
Object Number - UPL 14875 - 1 January 1945 - The pilots of the 336th Fighter Squadron pose for the camera. TOP ROW L-R: Maj. Fred W. Glover (CO), Capt. Leroy A Carpenter, Jr.,...
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) freelance mission to Praha Area, A/C struck by flak while strafing Pilsen Airdrome. Losing glycol, A/C P-51D 44-14387 abandoned after entering an uncontrollable dive to starboard. Lt Davis baled out and seen to to land safely, making for a nearby wooded hill, died later that day, cause unknown. KIA. 17-Apr-45. MACR 13922.
Awards: DFC, AM (3 OLC), PH (OLC).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Tar Heel Lois III
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 24 January 1945 - 17 April 1945 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Eger, Germany | 17 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) freelance mission to Praha Area, A/C struck by flak while strafing Pilsen Airdrome. Losing glycol, A/C P-51D 44-14387 abandoned after entering an uncontrollable dive to starboard. Lt Davis baled out and seen to to land safely, making for a nearby wooded hill, died later that day, cause unknown. KIA. MACR 13922. |
| Tallahassee, Florida, USA | |||
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Buried |
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Enlisted |
Arizona, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13922 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
