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SSGT Earl Kenneth Davis

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SSGT Earl Kenneth Davis

Birth
South Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
15 Apr 1952 (aged 32)
Spokane County, Washington, USA
Burial
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA Add to Map
Plot
Crocus, Lot 35North-10 West, Grave 16
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Staff Sergeant, 326th Bomb Squadron, 92nd
Bomb Wing.

Killed in crash of B-36B-10-CF 'Peacemaker'
#44-92050 upon takeoff at Fairchild Air Force
Base, near Spokane, Washington.

The huge bomber crashed into a field just
after liftoff at about 3:45 a.m.

Wing flaps not properly set were blamed
for causing the crash.

Fourteen other servicemen perished:

Capt. Cecil F Alldredge, pilot
Capt. John Q Boyd
Capt. John E Daly
Capt. Arthur L Hulshizer
Capt. Albert E Nelson
Capt. Earl G Soderbeck
1st Lt. Melvin H Emley
1st Lt. Herbert D Merman
2nd Lt. John J Knaub
T/Sgt. Francis J Brozowski
S/Sgt. Martin G Cohn
S/Sgt. John C Gafford
Cpl. Wilbur W Knox, Jr
A1c Charles E Sykora, Jr

Burial location provided courtesy of
Janice Hollandsworth
Staff Sergeant, 326th Bomb Squadron, 92nd
Bomb Wing.

Killed in crash of B-36B-10-CF 'Peacemaker'
#44-92050 upon takeoff at Fairchild Air Force
Base, near Spokane, Washington.

The huge bomber crashed into a field just
after liftoff at about 3:45 a.m.

Wing flaps not properly set were blamed
for causing the crash.

Fourteen other servicemen perished:

Capt. Cecil F Alldredge, pilot
Capt. John Q Boyd
Capt. John E Daly
Capt. Arthur L Hulshizer
Capt. Albert E Nelson
Capt. Earl G Soderbeck
1st Lt. Melvin H Emley
1st Lt. Herbert D Merman
2nd Lt. John J Knaub
T/Sgt. Francis J Brozowski
S/Sgt. Martin G Cohn
S/Sgt. John C Gafford
Cpl. Wilbur W Knox, Jr
A1c Charles E Sykora, Jr

Burial location provided courtesy of
Janice Hollandsworth

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STAFF SGT. U.S. AIR FORCE

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