Walter J Davis
MilitaryDitched in North Sea on return from mission 26 Nov 1943 in B-17 #425795 'Skoal. ' Crrew was rescued by ASR. RTD. Collided with enemy FW190 and crashed E of Gardelegan on a mission to Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31578 'My Darling Also'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2898 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor; MACR 2898, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 381