Name | Davis, Edward Douglas ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 37375902 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #77 dated 21 August 1943, effective 21 August 1943. |
Duty | Flexible Gunner / Radio Operator / Gunner |
MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
Last Duty Date | 30 January 1944 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 2263⇓ (3.481 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Yelvington, Melton Albert, "Rebel"⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Furber, Donald Wilson⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Broat, Arthur E⇗ | Navigator | WIA |
2nd Lt. Cecil, Boyd Allen⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
T/SGT. Sigler, Edwin Robert⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TBD |
SGT. Capps, Milburn Perry⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Paige, Robert Eugene⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Albertson, Harry Edward⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. Davis, Edward Douglas | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Smith, Bob (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 41‑24557⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗ |
21⇗ | 6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Deanland, East Sussex, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
23⇗ | 9 September 1943 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5444⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
24⇗ | 16 September 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Chivenor, Devon. Sortie Report⇗ |
26⇗ | 27 September 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Snetterton Heath Airfield, AAF Station 138, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
27⇗ | 2 October 1943 |
Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
28⇗ | 4 October 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
--⇗ | 30 October 1943 |
Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31073⇗ |
This ground spare aircraft may have replaced 41-24578 originally assigned to the Yelvington Crew. Sortie Report⇗ |
34⇗ | 3 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31073⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
35⇗ | 5 November 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
36⇗ | 16 November 1943 |
Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
37⇗ | 26 November 1943 |
Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
39⇗ | 1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Molesworth. Sortie Report⇗ |
47⇗ | 30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑30026⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
51⇗ | 7 January 1944 |
Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑29632⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Sortie Report⇗ |
54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑31415⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑5444⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑5444⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low group high Squadron. Last seen at 1146 hrs, six minutes before the IP, being attacked by FW 190s and began falling away from the formation where he burst into flames, but continued on and dropped bombs on target; three chutes seen to emerge; crashed near Oberkirchen, Germany. Casualties buried in Meinsen. MACR 2263 Sortie Report⇗ |