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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Fred Hugh Davis, Jr.

Hometown

Throckmorton, Texas

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF WARRANT OFFICER CLASS II AND SERVED AS AN AIR GUNNER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 21 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 100 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS AVRO LANCASTER MK III (JA930) EXPLODED IN MID-AIR DURING A BOMBING RAID TO BERLIN ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1943. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 179 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND AND AT THROCKMORTON CEMETERY, THROCKMORTON, TEXAS.