Wilfert O’Dell Davis, Jr.
1945
Mechanical Engineering
Welford, NC
Wilfert O. Davis, Sr. and Kathlene S. Davis
Army Air Force, First Lieutenant
May 1, 1923
Jul 16, 1946
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.
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’ loss to us and providing much of the information about the crash.
An interesting side note is that in searching for information on Wilfert Davis, Jr., I found a Draft Registration on his father, Wilfert Davis, Sr. for “The Great War” from 1917 which indicated he was 23 years old and working in “Agricultural Demonstration Work” at Clemson College in 1917. Dave Lyle, Researcher for the the Clemson Corps
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Grave marker in Cedarwood Cemetery, Weldon, NC.
Memorial Plaque at crash site near Goodland, Kansas.
Memorial located in Goodland, Kansas
Freshman Photo