Riegel Wister Davis
MilitaryAssigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 2 x kills. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Greenville County, IL | 9 January 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Camp Croft, SC | 30 March 1942 | Camp Croft, South Carolina |
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Based |
Boxted | 2 June 1944 - 2 December 1944 | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, UK | 25 August 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, UK | 18 November 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other E/A Destroyed [2] |
East of Koblenz, Germany | 2 December 1944 | 2 x Me109's destroyed Koblenz 2-Dec-44. P-47D 44-19767. |
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Died |
Illinois, USA | 17 February 1956 | |
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Buried |
Interred Arlington National Cemetery | ||
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Buried |
Greenwood Memorial Gardens, SC | Memorialised Greenwood Memorial Gardens Greenwood, Greenwood County, SC | |
| Ware Shoals, SC |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm