 | NAME James Ernest Davis, Jr. | NICKNAME — | SERVICE NUMBER O-11171 | |
| UNIT VMSB-244 Pilot | HOME OF RECORD 1842 Pine Street Abilene, TX | NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. James E. Davis | ||
| DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1920 at Natulbany, LA | ENTERED SERVICE July 13, 1942 (commissioned) at Corpus Christi | DATE OF LOSS May 15, 1943 | ||
| REGION Central Pacific | CAMPAIGN / AREA Midway | CASUALTY TYPE Non-battle death | ||
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 15 May 1943, Davis was on a routine flight when his aircraft (SBD-4 BuNo 06934) “plunged into the sea, killing him and his rear-seat gunner [PFC Charles R. Whitaker] instantly.” The cause of the accident was unclear, and neither man’s body could be recovered. | ||||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart | LAST KNOWN RANK First Lieutenant | STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. | MEMORIALS Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Arcola, LA Honolulu Memorial | |
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