Hugh J Davies
MilitaryAssigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. B-24 41-28785. On mission to secondary target Saarbrucken, AC hit by flak that severed rudder control. Baled out prematurely and rest of crew returned to England after A/C was brought under control. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 8186
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ye Olde Hellgate
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Baled out |
Saarbrücken, Germany | 9 August 1944 | On mission to secondary target Saarbrucken, AC hit by flak that severed rudder control. Baled out prematurely and rest of crew returned to England after A/C was brought under control. Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 9 August 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
| Shandon, Ohio | |||
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Based |
Shipdham | 9 August 1944 | Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Combat supplement, Unit History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia