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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, Earl James
Date of birth
8 April 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Richland, Camden County, Missouri
Hometown
Jackson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37221772
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 November 1944
Place of death
Euchen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 2 17

Immediate family

Members
Robert T. Davis (father)
Edna J. (Newkirk) Davis (mother)
Jessie Davis (brother)
Bessie R. Davis (sister)
Edna Davis (sister)
William Davis (brother)
Brownie Davis (brother)
Ethel Davis (sister)
Florence Davis (sister)
Evelyn Davis (sister)
Blanche Davis (wife)

More information

Pfc Earl J. Davis enlisted in September 1942 and was sent overseas in February 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Cards; 1920 US Census, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Kansas City Star - 17 December 1944