Korean War
Service # | AF15209199 |
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Unit | 8 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB GP |
Rank | Staff Sergeant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | September 12 1951 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
Air Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Staff Sergeant Davis was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Staff Sergeant Davis was a crew member of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. On September 12, 1951, on a night intruder mission, the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Kumchon, South Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on February 28, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.