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Personal info

Full name
DAVENPORT, Garnett Nelson
Date of birth
11 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Green County, Kentucky
Hometown
Donansburg, Green County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35812526
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 7 59

Immediate family

Members
James C. Davenport (father)
Artie O. (Moran) Davenport (mother)
Evelyn Davenport (sister)
Catherine Davenport (sister)
Rollin R. Davenport (brother)
Adrine M. Davenport (brother)

More information

Sgt Garnett N. Davenport attended Glenville State College.

He enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 3 January 1944.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet