The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
S/Sgt. Cornelius J. Davison served as Tail Gunner. He was listed as MIA on the MACR.
German records identify Davison as one of five crew members killed in the crash near Saalau/Kamenz. He was from Long Island, New York. His body was not individually identified.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Tail Gunner
Serial Number
12221225
Hometown
NY
Missions flown.
6 catalogued · 16 Jan 1945 — 12 Oct 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1945
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record