Charles H Davis

Military
media-50691.jpeg UPL 50691 Goldsmith Crew, 91st BG
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
Sgt. John E. Gawley, Engineer, East Orange, NJ; Sgt. Hugo A. Miller, Radio Operator, Allen Park, MI; Sgt. Frank S. Glenn, Ball Turret Gunner, Turlock, CA; Sgt. Lester F. Umlor, Turret Gunner, Detroit, MI; Sgt. Merrel L. Duncan, Gunner, Dundee, MN; Sgt. William S. Beavers, Tail Gunner, Chidester, AR
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
1st Lt. Robert R. (Goldie) Goldsmith, Pilot, Tulsa, OK; 1st Lt. Charles H. (Chuck) Davis, Co-Pilot, Lee's Summit, MO; 1st Lt. Hugh W. Brooks, Navigator, Kootenai, ID; 1st Lt. Julius D. Cobb, Bombardier, Massapequa, NY
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY LOREN GLENN

Object Number - UPL 50691 - Goldsmith Crew, 91st BG BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT: Sgt. John E. Gawley, Engineer, East Orange, NJ; Sgt. Hugo A. Miller, Radio Operator, Allen Park,...

Flew on aircraft 'Little Patches' and 'General Ike'.



AM w 1/Oak Leaf Cluster; AGCM, ETO Campaign Medal, American Theater Campaign Medal

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32277452
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "General Ike" of the 91st Bomb Group. On reverse: 'Not For Publication, For Personal Use Only, Passed by US Army Examiner 10143' [Stamp].
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: General Ike
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kansas City, Missouri 4 April 1905

Buried

Jackson City, Missouri

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

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