World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Luther Reid Davenport
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Athens, Georgia
Honored By
James A. Davenport
Relationship
Brother
INSTRUCTOR IN TUSKEGEE. ON ROUTINE TRAINING FLIGHT FROM PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA TO NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE; ENTERED A RAIN STORM AND TRIED TO LAND AIRCRAFT IN CORN FIELD. CRASHED NEAR ONEIDA, TENNESSEE.