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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, Carl Orville
Date of birth
10 July 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Shelby County, Ohio
Hometown
Shelby County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35082947
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Cherain-Gouvy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 13 32

Immediate family

Members
Perry O. Davis (father)
Edna A. Davis (mother)
Eileen Davis (wife)
Carl Davis (son)
Norma J. Davis (daughter)
Mary E. Davis (daughter)
Virginia A. Davis (daughter)

More information

Pfc Carl O. Davis enlisted at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 22 April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1940 Census / Ohio Birth Index / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Sidney Daily News - 15 August 1945