Dale A Davis

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On 13 January 1943 in B-17F 41-24498 while serving as Ball Turret Gunner the aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with B-17F 41-24471 "Four of a Kind" 306BG/369BS just north of the intended target at Lille, France. He was unable to escape the doomed aircraft and was killed in the crash. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Jack Spaulding
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17024209 / O-442297
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Marcq-en-Barœul, France 31 January 1943 Killed when aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with another B-17 just north of the intended target at Lille, France. The aircraft crashed at Marcq-en-Baroeul, France.

Buried

Dinozé, France Buried in the Epinal American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 17, Grave 38

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 20-Jan-2015. Added decorations and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Edited Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; added crew position and SN per MACR 15634.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 63, MACR 15502