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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, Claude Malcolm
Date of birth
19 September 1923
Age
19
Place of birth
Brentwood, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hometown
Batavia, Genesee County, New York

Military service

Service number
12165967
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
366th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 August 1943
Place of death
Wegnez, 3 miles west of Verviers, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 40 7

Immediate family

Members
Augustus E. Davis (father)
Ruby J. Davis (mother)
Ronald Davis (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-30159
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickmame: Sitting Bull
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Kugelfisher ball bearing factory
MACR: 301

More information

S/Sgt Claude M. Davis volunteered for the Air Corps 14 September 1942 in Buffalo, New York.

Flak had caused fire in the right wing. The #2 propeller broke off and the #3 propeller had to be feathered. Also the #4 propeller was damaged.

Eight crew members bailed out and were taken prisoner. Two men were killed.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Card / U.S. Border Crossings

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Newspaper Article