Name:
Leo V. Davis
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
835th Bomber Squadron, 486th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1992-07-04
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Ollie Cemetery Ollie, Keokuk County, Iowa,
Plot:
South Side
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
Sgt Leo V. Davis, radio operator of the B-17 42-97998 “Roanoke Magician”, was shot by flak while on a raiding mission over Manheim. Returning from the raid with heavy damage, the crew got lost in the bad weather and crashed. The tail section was found where the monument now lays, hence its representation. Davis escaped unscathed from the crash and was recovered by Allied forces soon after.