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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William A. Davies

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Cumberland, Maryland

Honored By

Lois L. Lane

Relationship

Widow

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

BASIC TRAINING IN JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI. SENT TO AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS TO LEARN ABOUT PLANES, WHAT MADE THEM FLY AND HOW TO FIX. THEN ASSIGNED TO 88TH BOMB GROUP, 316TH SQUADRON AS CREW CHIEF; JOB WAS TO KEEP THE PLANES FLYABLE. AS THE WAR WAS WINDING DOWN, WAS TRANSFERRED TO B-29 GROUP. DISCHARGED.