The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Robert E Davis

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Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number
33648023
Rank
Pfc (8 December 1944), 2LT (28 March 1945), 2LT (20 May 1945), 2LT (21 May 1945)
Hometown
Los Angeles CA; Macon NC; Highland Park, CA; Warrenton, NC
Also written
Robert Davis
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 53, 139
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 33648023); verify

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
28 March 1945Air Medal18412LT
20 May 1945Air Medal32942LT
21 May 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster33372LT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

1 entry, first 8 December 1944, last 8 December 1944; grades seen: Pfc. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

National Archives pages: roll 579002584 p. 3718

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 12: Robert E. Davis · 22 March 1945
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Robert E. Davis
Rank 12626 Serial No. 0.782202
2. Organization A.C. Gp Commander
Rank
Sqn CO
Rank
guora
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1945
month March day 22 did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Ruhland ber. target, O, / to Eincry , target
time, 1240
,altitude, 23000
route scheduled, Foggis, Italy
Straight in moute flown Buhland Germany 6 return.
5. Where you you left formation? Right after we droped the bombs
were when
and our the target.
6. Did you bail out?
yes
7.
Did other members of crew bail out? Yes they all baid out dud
Start ehutes were seen to open
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge".
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? Did not see plane
no knowledge
place
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross with 8 above and individual
check questionnaires) None!
11. Where were they in aircraft?
12. What was their condition?
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
on seperate Sheet.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
None
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862,AF

National Archives, MACR 13247, page 12 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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