Name
Leland L. Davis
Born
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Died
1942-Jun-14
e-mail
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Date
Service
Unit
1942-Jun-10
USN
VP-43 (#2)
Date
Rate
1942-Jun-10
Machinist
Citation
Navy Cross
Date
Post
Action
1942-Jun-10
Pilot
Flight. Attacked (and sank?) Japanese submarine.
1942-Jun-11
Pilot
Flight. Bombing raid against Japanese invading Kiska, Alaska.
1942-Jun-11
Pilot
Hit by concentrated AA fire while diving on Kiska, Alaska. Plane sank on landing due to excessive bullet holes.
1942-Jun-14
Pilot
Flight. Shot down by concentrated AA fire on dive-bombing raid against Japanese invading Kiska, Alaska.
1942-Jun-15
Pilot
Flight. Attacked Japanese submarine - probably sank.
Publication
Page
Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons - Volume 2: Chapter 4 - VPB-43 [aka VP-43 #2]
458
VP-43 Flight Schedules: 1942-Jun-10, 1942-Jun-11
035
VP-43 Action Report: 1942-Jun-10 (revised draft)
033
VP-43 Action Report: 1942-Jun-10
018
VP-43 Action Report: 1942-Jun-10 (legible copy)
061
Those Navy Guys and Their PBYs / The Aleutian Solution
255
Black Cats and Dumbos: WWII's Fighting PBYs
62
Biography