Charles G Davis
Militaryfrom Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056
Charles Gerald Davis is the son of Dr. Cecil Clair and Margaret Marie Quinlan Davis. Charles Enlisted into the Army Air Corps, Aviation Cadet on 3 Oct 1941. On his application it states that he had 4 years of college with Civil Occupation as Architects. Charles did not survive the war. Information from his niece, Carol Davis Moss, she states that Charles attended UC Berkeley and then enlisted in the Army Air Force when WWII began. He became a navigator and attained the rank of Major. He was killed by injuries sustained from Flak after a bombing raid over Belgium, the only one in the crew to die.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Battalion
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Major
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 447th Sub-Depot 708th Bomb Squadron 709th Bomb Squadron 710th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (13th Combat Bomb Wing) Headquarters (447th Bomb Group) 447th Signal Construction Battalion Headquarters & Headquarters Company (447th Signal Construction Battalion) 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: General
- Role/Job: Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Intel
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Missions
- Date: 17 October 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Memorial
- Known as: Rattlesden Control Tower
- Site type: Memorial
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
17 October 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945 & Combat Sup