
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’ los to us and providing much of the information about the crash.