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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, James D "Duke"
Date of birth
16 May 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
6837042
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Platoon Sergeant
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
Strass, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 3 20

Immediate family

Members
David H. Davis (father)
Margaret (Ricketts) Davis (mother)
Robert H. Davis (brother)
Bertha Davis (sister)
Gladys Davis (sister)
David Davis (brother)
Thomas Davis (brother)
Martha L. Davis (sister)
John H. Davis (brother)
May Davis (sister)
Harry Davis (brother)

More information

T/Sgt James D. Davis joined the Regular Army in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 12 October 1942.

According to the Morning Report of his company, he was promoted from S/Sgt to T/Sgt on 8 December 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, www.83rdinfdivdocs.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Margo Defazio