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DAVIS, John Baillie - Date of
birth
28 May 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17026858 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radar Observer -
Unit
333rd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 May 1944 - Place of
death
Oderbergerstrasse 38/39
Berlin, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 41 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Deane G. Davis (father)
Marjorie C. (Baillie) Davis (mother)
Charles A. Davis (brother)
Don Davis (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31540 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Miss Donna Mae II
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 4946
More information
T/Sgt John B. Davis joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 3 November 1941. He was graduated from Washington high school in June, 1941 and was employed by John Morrell & Co., up to the time he enlisted in the army air forces. Before going to England he was stationed on the east coast in anti-submarine patrol.The plane had 10 crew members and 1 passenger, T/Sgt John B. Davis, on board. The airplane was hit by a 1000 lb. bomb from an aircraft flying overhead in the High Squadron. The tail section of the aircraft was broken off and the aircraft went down in what appeared to be a straight nose dive. One wing was observed to fall off when the aircraft was about 13,000 feet. Two parachutes were observed. This accident occured directly over the target on signal of bombs away.
The entire crew of 11 was killed and first buried at the POW Cemetery in Elsgrund-Döberitz between 24 and 31 May 1944. Between 30 November and 7 December 1946 their remains were disinterred and evacuated to Ardennes.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.newspapers.com - Argus-Leader
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Argus-Leader