Name:
Philip H. Davis
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-1030139
Unit:
849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-11-29
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
E
Row:
6
Grave:
108
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Philip H. Davis served in the 849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a First Lieutenant and Pilot of a B-24 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 29, 1944, during his second mission. His plane had engine problems while crash-landing; it hit a tree and burned. 1Lt Davis is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.