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Personal info

Full name
DAVIDSON, Herbert Zachary
Date of birth
17 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey
Hometown
Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32770516
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 16 4

Immediate family

Members
Albert Davidson (father)
Arthur Davidson (twin brother)
Marvin Davidson (brother)
Phyllis Davidson (sister)

More information

T/5 Herbert Z. Davidson was a 1941 graduate of Plainfield High School. He was on the school swimming team for four years and won several state swimming championships. He was also a member of the Plainfield Swimming Club. He attended Rutgers University one year.

Before enlisting in March 1943 he was employed by the International-Plainfield Motor Co. He was sent overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Courier-News Bridgewater, New Jersey, Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook Plainfield, New Jersey - Class of 1941