Edward Douglas Davis
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 66394
UPL 66394
384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squad, Yelvington Crew, 001.
Back L-R: Lt. Raymond Manning (CP), Lt. Boyd Cecil (B), Lt. Arthur Broat (N), Lt. Melton Yelvington (P)
Front L-R: Sgt. Bob Smith (FG), Sgt. Milburn Capps (TT), Sgt. Edward Davis (FG), Sgt. Edwin Sigler (RO), Sgt. Robert Paige (BT), Sgt. Harry Albertson (TG)
384th Bomb Group collection
384th Bomb Group
545th Bomb Squadron
Grafton Underwood
Raymond Walter Manning
Boyd A Cecil
Arthur E Broat
Melton A Yelvington
Milburn P Capps
Edwin R Sigler
Robert E Paige
Harry E Albertson
Edward Douglas Davis
On
Back L-R: Lt. Raymond Manning (CP), Lt. Boyd Cecil (B), Lt. Arthur Broat (N), Lt. Melton Yelvington (P)
Front L-R: Sgt. Bob Smith (FG), Sgt. Milburn Capps (TT), Sgt. Edward Davis (FG), Sgt. Edwin Sigler (RO), Sgt. Robert Paige (BT), Sgt. Harry Albertson (TG)
384th Bomb Group collection
Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2263
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39096585
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14104331
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-683176
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6983789
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13062515 / O-677552
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: We Dood It
- Unit: 403rd Air Depot 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
30 January 1944 | ||
Born |
Louisiana, Missouri, USA | ||
Buried |
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Belgium | 30 January 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2263 / MACR 2263, 8th AF Losses, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database