Clayton Eugene Davis
Military
L-R Rear: 1Lt Clayton E "Ozzie" Davis,1 Lt Daniel T Britt Jr, Capt Donald K Dilling.
L-R Front: Capt Winfield E McIntyre, 1Lt Harold S Riley Jr.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12134-27140AC.
Object Number - UPL 27432 - Five Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilots who knocked five German fighters out of the sky when the latter tried to go to work on a flak-battered...
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 5 victories. Failed to Return (FTR) Compaigne in P-51D 44-13651, hit by flak strafing trucks; baled out and evaded (EVD) A/C crashed near Noyon Oise on 17-Aug-44 MACR 8133
Awards: DSC, DFC (2OLC), BS, AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME (2 Battle Star), American Campaign, National Defense, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean and Vietnamese conflicts.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brookfield, VT | 24 March 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Rutland, VT | 6 March 1942 | |
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Based |
Bodney | 7 June 1943 - 20 September 1944 | Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Bodney UK | 23 March 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
14 May 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Other Promotion |
Bodney UK | 7 June 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
France | 17 August 1944 | Evaded (EVD) |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) [2] |
20 September 1944 | Ended 2nd Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Died |
Pensacola, FL | 9 March 1991 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8133 / MACR 8134 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
