Gerald Paul Davis
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Aldo Rovero (N), Maj. Oattis Parks (AC/CP), 2nd Lt. Gordon Morris (OBS/TG), 2nd Lt. Eugene Burcham (B), 2nd Lt. Gerald Davis (N).
Front L-R: SSgt. James Trumbo (FG), SSgt. Bernard Zelazoski (BT), SSgt. Verlin Gale (FG), TSgt. Michael Perrone (RO).
Not Pictured: TSgt. James Holland (TT),1st Lt. DeWayne Bennett (P).
The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35690/category/LeadCrews
Object Number - UPL 67987 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 5 June 1944/384th Bomb Group Lead Crews. Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Aldo Rovero (N), Maj. Oattis Parks (AC/CP), 2nd Lt. Gordon...
2nd Lieutenant Gerald P Davis was born May 6, 1922. His next of kin were his mother, Margaret O’Neil, and an uncle, Harry Sutton. He was from Bayou La Batre, Alabama.
On July 7, 1944, he was serving as navigator aboard B-17 tail #44-6147 when it was involved in a mid-air collision with another bomber over Haverhill, Cambridgeshire. The bombers, which belonged to the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron, were returning from a mission at the time of the crash.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Cambridge, England.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bayou La Batre, AL, USA | 6 May 1922 | 2nd Lieutenant Gerald P Davis was born May 6, 1922. His next of kin were his mother, Margaret O’Neil, and an uncle, Harry Sutton. He was from Bayou La Batre, Alabama. |
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood NN14, UK | 6 May 1944 - 7 July 1944 | Assigned to the 384th B 545th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #85 dated 6 May 1944, Donald Woods Bagby Crew. 26 combat missions. |
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Died |
7 July 1944 | On July 7, 1944, he was serving as navigator aboard B-17 tail #44-6147 when it was involved in a mid-air collision with another bomber over Haverhill, Cambridgeshire. The bombers, which belonged to the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron, were returning from a mission at the time of the crash. | |
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Buried |
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Plot C Row 2 Grave 47 |
Revisions
Added this record to Roll of Honour in AAM.
Sources from pre-existing record:
384th Book, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=d... / AAIR 44-07-07-515 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
2017-06-25 Information from duplicate AAM file https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/80443 was consolidated with this file.
Changed middle initial to P, in accordance with occurances of name in the IPDF document (see associated media) and 384th Bomb Group records
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
