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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, Herbert Allen
Date of birth
7 February 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Newport News, Virginia
Hometown
Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33041489
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
50th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bizory, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 13 33

Immediate family

Members
Fletcher A. Davis (father)
Lora E. (Roberts) Davis (mother)
Katherine E. Davis (sister)
Lora A. Davis (sister)
William F. Davis (brother)
Grace F. Davis (sister)
George R. Davis (brother)
Floyd C. Davis (brother)
Chas L. Davis (brother)
Emily M. Davis (sister)
Elva B. Davis (wife)

More information

Pvt Herbert A. Davis enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 8 April 1941.

He was killed by multiple wounds caused by small arms fire.

He was initially buried as Unknown X-82 at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium. On 7 november 1945 he was reburied in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle. He was given his final resting place on 29 October 1948.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com - Orville L. Kline, www.archives.gov - www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Vaughan and Rieker Family Tree / 1930 Census, IDPF

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Virginia War Memorial