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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, Jesse Williard
Date of birth
17 August 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida
Hometown
Charlotte County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34242074
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 26 20

Immediate family

Members
John Davis (father)
Fannie M. (Midgett) Davis (mother)
Lorene Davis (sister)
Thelma Davis (sister)
Mildred Davis (sister)
John Davis (brother)
Harry Davis (brother)
J. Rabin Davis (brother)
Eva Davis (sister)
Rose Davis (sister)
James Davis (brother)

More information

Jesse W. Davis enlisted on 4 March 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Card / 1930 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Madeleine van Bekkum