Wilfert O’Dell Davis, Jr.

Graduating Class
1945

Major
Mechanical Engineering

Hometown
Welford, NC

Family
Wilfert O. Davis, Sr. and Kathlene S. Davis

Service & Rank
Army Air Force, First Lieutenant

Date of Birth
May 1, 1923

Date of Death
Jul 16, 1946

Details of Death
While enroute to the Overseas Replacement Depot in Kearns, Utah for a foreign assignment, the Army C-47 on which he was a passenger crashed near Goodland, Kansas.

Burial Details
Cedarwood Cemetery, Weldon, NC

Personal Remembrances

1Lt Davis, Wilfert O. '45 USAAF, Sherman Co., Kansas Herald, 17 Feb 59

1Lt Davis, Wilfert O. '45 USAAF, C-47 Crash Presentation, 19 Jun 2021, VFW, Goodland, KS

Additional Information

Clemson records show his first name as Wilfred, but he was apparently born Wilfert because his father was Wilfert and Wilfert is on his tombstone.

We greatly appreciate input from Mr. Lloyd Holbrook, Researcher for the Sherman County Historical Society, Goodland, Kansas for his assistance in bringing the details of Lt Davis’ los to us and providing much of the information about the crash.

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Grave marker in Cedarwood Cemetery, Weldon, NC.

Memorial Plaque at crash site near Goodland, Kansas.

Freshman Photo

Memorial located in Goodland, Kansas