Davis, Alfred Charles – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Sergeant Alfred Charles Davis.

Unit/Placed in, 8^th Bomber Squadron, 3^rd Attack Group “The Grim Reapers”.

Alfred is born approx. on 19 February 1918 in Detroit, Michigan.

Father, Alfred Christopher Davis.

Mother, Elenor F. (Lofee) Davis.

Alfred enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # 16064817.

Alfred‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-25 were,

Captain William H. Webster Pilot (survived)

1^st Lt. Robert B. Wedener Co Pilot (survived)

Captain Francis J. Murpy Navigator (survived)

Sgt. Alfred J. Davis Engineer (MIA/KIA)

Sgt. Lawrence M. Allport Radio Operator (survived)

Alfred was KIA on the weather reconnaissance mission they were intercepted by some Nakajima Ki-43, in the fight Top Turret Gunner Alfred C. Davis got killed, one engine got damaged and a fire occurred, the plane crashed in the sea and it sank immediately on 9 July 1943, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Alfred is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-25/41-30313.html

https://8thattacksqdnassoc.tripod.com/WWII.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano