World War II Honoree

Nelson High Davis

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Riddleton, Tennessee

Honored By

Dewitt D. Rollins

Relationship

Nephew

1ST LIEUTENANT. B-17 PILOT WHO FLEW 15 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER EUROPE. SERVED IN ENGLAND WITH THE 551ST BOMB SQUAD, 385TH BOMB GROUP (HEAVY), 8TH AIR FORCE. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN ON A BOMBING RAID OVER REGENSBURG, GERMANY ON FEBRUARY 25, 1944. HE STAYED AT THE CONTROLS UNTIL ALL THE OTHER NINE CREW MEMBERS JUMPED FROM THE FLACK DAMAGED PLANE. HE WAS KILLED WHEN HIS PARACHUTE DIDN'T OPEN DUE TO BEING TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. ALL OF THE OTHER CREW MEMBERS SURVIVED THE WAR AFTER SPENDING TIME IN POW CAMPS.