George Edward Davies
MilitaryAssigned 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.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
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. |