Wayne Milson Davis
MilitaryShot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #42-39783. Captured near Kletkamp, Germany on 19 May 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13068908
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35310857
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-707054
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20153772 at enlistment, then O-757896
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700623
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blues in the Knight
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Clinton, Davis County, Utah, United States | 5 August 1923 | |
Enlisted |
16 September 1942 | Fort Douglas, Utah | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 19 May 1944 | Captured near Kletkamp, Germany. Interned mainly at Stalag Luft 4 in Gross Tychow/Tychowo (formerly Heydekrug). NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control “11 March 1946”… |
Other Bailed out |
19 May 1944 | of B-17 #42-39783 over Blekendorf, Germany | |
Died |
6 June 2010 | Roy, Weber County, Utah | |
Ogden, Weber County, Utah | |||
Buried |
Wayne Davis rests at the Clinton City Cemetery in Clinton, Utah |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 4929
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
VA Gravesite Locator
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4929 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database