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2LT Earl Ames Davis
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2LT Earl Ames Davis

Birth
Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA
Death
20 Jun 1944 (aged 21)
Monument
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
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Son of Mr. & Mrs. Frank C. Davis.

Husband of Eileen Berry Davis whom he married on April 23, 1943.

Earl served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24J "Bottle Baby" #44-40169, 856th Bomber Squadron, 492nd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Utah prior to the war.

Earl was declared "Missing In Action" during the war and was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.

Service ID: O-813477.
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40169:

Bolte, Evert C ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Conner, Fairce ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kentucky
Davis, Earl A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Utah
Eatherton, George L, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Missouri
Ippolito, Charles J ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Kossey, Theodore G ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, New York
Schonfeld, Abraham ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Stuckey, James W ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York

Airmen who became POW's from B-24J #44-40169:

Goodridge, Milton K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Frank C. Davis.

Husband of Eileen Berry Davis whom he married on April 23, 1943.

Earl served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24J "Bottle Baby" #44-40169, 856th Bomber Squadron, 492nd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Utah prior to the war.

Earl was declared "Missing In Action" during the war and was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.

Service ID: O-813477.
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40169:

Bolte, Evert C ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Conner, Fairce ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kentucky
Davis, Earl A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Utah
Eatherton, George L, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Missouri
Ippolito, Charles J ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Kossey, Theodore G ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, New York
Schonfeld, Abraham ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Stuckey, James W ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York

Airmen who became POW's from B-24J #44-40169:

Goodridge, Milton K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )


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  • Created by: Jeff Hall
  • Added: Feb 5, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65238596/earl_ames-davis: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Earl Ames Davis (13 Feb 1923–20 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65238596, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Jeff Hall (contributor 47296194).