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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, Eugene Russel
Date of birth
6 October 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas
Hometown
McCracken, Rush County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37733396
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 3 26

Immediate family

Members
John F. Davis (father)
Samantha C. (Mustain) Davis (mother)
Ina L. Davis (sister)
Charles W. Davis (brother)
Homer L. Davis (brother)
Helen Davis (sister)
Walter J. Davis (brother)
Ester M. Davis (sister)
Bessie M. (Brown) Davis (wife)
Marjorie Davis (daughter)
Donald E. Davis (son)
Robert E. Davis (son)

More information

Pfc Eugene R. Davis was a truck driver before he enlisted in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 6 June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.newspapers.com The Emporia Gazette, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - RAS / Des Philippet