George W Davis Jr

Military

Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29945, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16022483 / O-442762
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sylvia aka Daisy June II
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 12 August 1943 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 658