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DAVIS, Phillip F - Date of
birth
8 April 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Wood County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36267017 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 February 1945 - Place of
death
The woods between Hünningen and Ramscheid on the Belgian-German border
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 4 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ray L. Davis (father)
Selina M. (Godon) Davis (mother)
Eglyspher S. Davis (sister)
George L. Davis (brother)
Richard F. Davis (brother)
Clifford J. Davis (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Phillip F. Davis enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 16 September 1942.He enlisted in Septembe, 1942, S/Sgt Phillip F. Davis and was sent overseas in September 1944.
He was awarded the Silver Star postumously for galantry in action.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / Family Tree, www.archives.gov, www.history.army.mil, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, http://projects.militarytimes.com,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Tribune