Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Davis, Smith James ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
33285324 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
| Duty |
Radio Operator / Gunner |
| MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
| Last Duty Date |
25 July 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 25 July 1943 per General Orders #14, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 19 August 1945. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Post Loss Document File #9⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| Flt. Ofcr. Hall, Ralph Jackson⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| Flt. Ofcr. House, Rodney Wayne⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Janson, Robert Matthew⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Palazzo, Anthony (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| S/SGT. Davis, Smith James | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Cocklin, Homer J⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Valcour, Albert Roland⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Parrish, James Stanley⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. McNeal, Paul Ernest⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Smiley, Reamond Cook⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
1⇗ |
22 June 1943 |
Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
Radio Operator |
42‑30143⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
6⇗ |
4 July 1943 |
Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Le Mans, France |
Radio Operator |
42‑3230⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
7⇗ |
10 July 1943 |
Target: Drucat Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Abbeville, France |
Radio Operator |
42‑30139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
9⇗ |
24 July 1943 |
Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Herøya, Norway |
Radio Operator |
42‑3230⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
10⇗ |
25 July 1943 |
Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard
Type: Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Radio Operator |
42‑3122⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR
Sortie Report⇗ |
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