Owen M Davis

Military

Received field grade commission to Major, then returning to Tech Sgt after the war. Multiple medals including Distinguished Flying Cross.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-38058) nicknamed "The Wish Bone" of the 490th Bomb Group at Eye. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'After transfer to 490 BG at Eye.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Wish Bone
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

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379th Bomb Group Anthology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia