William H Davidson

Military
media-36114.png UPL 36114 Professional military portrait of S/Sgt. Bill Davidson.
Handwritten on reverse: 'S/Sgt. Bill Davidson, Ball Turret Gunner'.

Nuthampstead Airfield Museum collection

398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum. Museum object reference number: NAM040-12

Object Number - UPL 36114 - Professional military portrait of S/Sgt. Bill Davidson. Handwritten on reverse: 'S/Sgt. Bill Davidson, Ball Turret Gunner'.

Details of crash at base 12/24/44 in Leonard Streifeld's book and 398th web site



Air medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

John D Contento

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-102536

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Here's Hopin
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Hell from Heaven:  Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier; 398th History Vol II

William H Davidson: Gallery (5 items)

Object number: UPL 36103 - Operations Orders Extract, 2nd September 1944...

Object number: UPL 36114 - Professional military portrait of S/Sgt. Bill...

Object number: UPL 36115 - S/Sg.t William H. Davidson crouching in his flying...

Object number: UPL 36120 - Crew with Stoffer: Back (L-R) Kiser?; unknown...

Object number: UPL 36122 - L-R: Stoffer, Kiser, Cooper, Bill Davidson, Robert...