World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Kenneth Frederick Davis
Hometown
Des Moines, Iowa
Honored By
A Grateful American
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN AND SERVED AS A PILOT UNDER TRAINING IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 27 WHILE SERVING AT NO. 5 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, BRANTFORD, ONTARIO WHEN HIS AVRO ANSON MK. 1 (RCAF 6190) COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED NEAR THE AIRFIELD AT BRANTFORD ON AUGUST 27, 1941. BURIED AT GLENDALE CEMETERY, DES MOINES, IOWA.