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George Andrew Davis Jr.
December 1, 1920 – unaccounted for since February 10, 1952
Born Dublin, Texas
Loss location: North Korea, south of the Yalu (crash location)
Major, 334th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron; F-86 Sabre, Kimpo
Missing in action — DPAA lists Lt. Col. George Andrew Davis Jr. as Unaccounted For. On February 10, 1952, his F-86 (51-2752) was hit while engaging MiG-15s in northwestern Korea. His wingman reported the Sabre out of control and a crash; he did not see a parachute. Remains have not been returned to U.S. custody. This page will not print unverified foreign-recovery stories.
George Andrew Davis Jr. was a Dublin, Texas, fighter pilot who had already made ace in the Southwest Pacific when the Air Force sent him to Korea. He flew the F-86 from Kimpo with the 334th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron. The service credited him as an ace in both wars — a short list.
On February 10, 1952, he led a small Sabre flight against a larger MiG formation that was moving toward allied fighter-bombers. His wingman, 1st Lt. William Littlefield, reported that Davis destroyed two MiGs, was hit, and went down south of the Yalu. Littlefield did not see him leave the aircraft. Searches found no American recovery.
The Medal of Honor citation is in the public record. So is the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency file: unaccounted for. Promotion to lieutenant colonel happened on paper after the loss. A memorial marker stands in Lubbock. His name is on the Courts of the Missing in Honolulu.
Rumors that another government recovered the wreck are not a closed American case. This register will not treat a museum story as a grave. The documentation is a wingman's crash report and a ledger that is still open.
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- NN-HERO-1950-001
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