George Edward Davies

Military

Assigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Gunner B-24 42-40312 'Aire Lobo', Lost over Ploesti 1-Aug-43 - A/C was hit by flak before the target and again in the cockpit area after bombing. Gunners believed wounded. A/C came down in the target area striking the ground with the left wing before disintegrating. 9 KIA 1 POW. MACR 227



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Aire Lobo
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Soluch Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Portland, OR 25 July 1942 Portland, Oregon

Died

Ploiești, Romania 1 August 1943 KIA, Gunner B-24 42-40312 'Aire Lobo', Lost over Ploesti 1-Aug-43 - A/C was hit by flak before the target and again on the cockpit area after bombing. Gunners believed wounded. A/C came down in the target area striking the ground with the left wing before disintegrating. 9 KIA 1 POW. MACR 227
Portland, OR, USA

Buried

Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Tablets of the Missing Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy.

Born

Based

Benina 1 August 1943 Assigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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