William S Davidson
MilitaryShot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3269, Prisoner of War (POW).
Earlier on 11 June 1943 returned crew and B-17 42-5809 'Mary Jane' to an RAF base in Norfolk with BD.
After the war he lived in Middletown, OH and became friends with another former 8th Air Force airman Bill Corson. They both were held at Stalag Luft III as POWs.
Read more about Bill Davidson's story here: http://www.journal-news.com/news/local/this-purple-heart-awarded-americ…
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Picadilly Willy
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hazard, Kentucky, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 14 October 1943 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
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Died |
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| Middletown, OH, USA |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 958 / MACR 958, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 147, 335; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 283 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database