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Davies commanded 27 Bombardment Group when war broke out in the Pacific. His group was in the Philippines awaiting arrival of their A-24 dive bombers, which were diverted instead to Australia. Davies was flown out of the Philippines with a few of his pilots to Darwin. Davies continued to serve in the Southwest Pacific until 1944, when he took command of 313 Bombardment Wing and subsequently led it in the strategic bombing campaign against Japan in the final months of the war. His wing was given particularly responsibility for carrying Operation STARVATION, the aerial mining campaign.
Davies himself is described by Tillman (2010) as "slender, boyish" and "a motivator and organizer."
| 1903 |
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Born |
| 1941 |
Colonel |
Commander, 27 Bombardment Group |
| 1942-4-2 |
Commander, 3 Bombardment Group |
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| 1942 |
Chief, Bomb Section, School of Applied Tactics |
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| 1943 |
Chief of staff, 5 Bomber Command |
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| 1943-10 |
Brigadier general |
Commander, 5 Bomber Command |
| 1944-2-27 |
Commander, 313 Bombardment Wing |
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| 1945-8-26 |
Commander, 21 Bomber Command |
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| 1946 |
Air War College |
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| 1947 |
Staff, Air Transport Command |
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| 1948 |
National War College |
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| 1949 |
Staff, Air Training Command |
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| 1950 |
Chief of staff, Air Training Command |
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| 1951 |
Commander, 3510 Combat Crew Training Wing |
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| 1952 |
Commander, 3510 Flying Training Wing |
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| 1954 |
Commander, 3380 Technical Training Wing |
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| 1954 |
Deputy commander, General Air Training Command |
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| 1955 |
Deputy commander, Alaskan Air Command |
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| 1957 |
Retires |
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| 1976 |
Dies |
References
Craven and Cate (1947; accessed 2013-11-14)
Generals.dk (accessed 2013-11-14)
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