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DAVIS, George Lafayette - Date of
birth
7 February 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas -
Hometown
Hamilton County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-677454 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1944 - Place of
death
Near Lingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 33 | 44 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George L. Davis Sr. (father)
Dalphna (Nichols) Davis (mother)
Hazel L. Davis (sister)
S. Elizabeth Davis (sister)
Francis J. Davis (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5953 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Munster, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 2017
More information
1st Lt George L. Davis graduated from Hamilton High School.The aircraft collided with A/C 42-30518, both going down.
Lt Davis is remembered with a memorial marker at IOOF Cemetery in Hamilton, Hamilton County, Texas
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com MACR, Texas Birth Index
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 43-K, Goodfellow Army Airfield, Texas, www.findagrave.com - Hardy Morgan