Addison Clarke Davis

Military
media-52942.jpeg UPL 52942 Addison C. Davis

BEVERLY SCHENA

Object Number - UPL 52942 - Addison C. Davis

Assigned to 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred from 446th BG to 44th BG. Assigned to 68BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-Dec-44 in B-24 44-10582, Prisoner of War (POW).





Awards: AM (2OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, American Theatre, EAME (5 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Gus Konstand

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-794428
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-10582

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

17 August 1916 Son of Henry Newton and Bertha Maud [Clark] Davis.

Enlisted

5 February 1943

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

28 December 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Discharged USAAF

31 January 1946 Honourable discharge.

Died

29 February 1996

Buried

Hyde Cemetery Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut

Based

28 December 1944 Assigned to 68BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138774988
https://www.fold3.com/image/606042909
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67981987/addison-c-davis

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Added POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to A/C #44-10582 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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RECORDS OF BEVERLY DAVIS SCHENA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster supplied by Dave Arnett / relative, MACR 11373

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Object number: UPL 52942 - Addison C. Davis