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Davis, Nelson H.

Date of death:
February 25th, 1944 (Regensburg, Germany)
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Unit:
551st Bombardment Squad, 385 Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Forces

Received this award posthumously at the request of the President, due to being killed in combat February 25, 1944 during bombing raid over Regensburg Germany
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Unit:
551st Bombardment Squad, 385 Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
Received this award three times for flying 15 missions over Europe.
Air Medal (AM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Unit:
551st Bombardment Squad, 385 Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Forces

Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Medal (AM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Unit:
551st Bombardment Squad, 385 Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
Served in England from October 1943 to February 1944.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

Sources

  • Photo 1: Familie
  • - Army documents

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