Calvin K. Davidson
From the 2nd Air Division Association Yearbook
Originally relegated to be in the ground forces because of color blindness, but after attending Radio School at Scott Field, IL, was given a basic color test and then sent to Laredo, TX for Gunnery School.
After flight crew training at Davis-Monthan and Alamogordo Air bases, he picked up new B-24 at Lincoln, NE and flew the southern route to England. Assigned to the 93rd Bomb Group, 409th Sqdn. at Hardwick. Completed 31 missions including March 6, 1944 raid on Berlin and 30th mission on D-day. Received European Campaign Ribbon with three stars, four Air Medals, and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Rotated back to the States in September of 1944 and became an instructor at Sioux Falls Radio School. Discharged immediately after V-J Day and returned to the farm in Oberlin.
Sortie Log
24 FEB 1944 — 22 MAY 1944
The sorties 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.
Born Sept. 9, 1924 in Oberlin, OH and raised there on a farm. Enlisted in the USAAC on Dec. 3, 1942.