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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, William Hiram
Date of birth
11 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Fisher, Poinsett County, Arkansas
Hometown
Fisher, Poinsett County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38598064
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
North of Vossenack, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 42 10

Immediate family

Members
Hiram W. Davis (father)
May E. Davis (mother)
Herman W. Davis (brother)
John E. Davis (brother)
Alfrieda M. Davis (sister)
Annita Davis (sister)

More information

Pfc William H. Davis enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 19 October 1943.

His remains were discovered on top of the ground by a German civilian in a wooded area in April 1946. It was assumed he was killed by mines since he was found in a minefield. He was evacuated to Ardennes Cemetery and initially buried in a temporary grave on 19 April 1946. He was given his final resting place on 30 March 1949.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
www.ancestry.com - Davis Family Tree, WWII Draft Card, IDPF

Photo source: Jac Engels, LeeAnn Davis Tomlinson