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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, James Emery
Date of birth
27 April 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Vigo County, Indiana
Hometown
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35810000
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 4 1

Immediate family

Members
William E. Davis (father)
Florence A. (Dunn) Davis (mother)
Edward E. Davis (brother)
John R. Davis (brother)
Betty A. Davis (sister)
Meryle A. Davis (sister)
Mary Davis (sister)
Bernice Davis (sister)
Edna M. (Burns) Davis (wife)
Judith A. Davis (daughter)
Geraldine S. Davis (daughter)

More information

Pvt James E. Davis was employed by the C. & E. I. Railroad Company before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 17 November 1943.

On of his brothers served with the U.S. Marines.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Rsullivan Family Tree / 1920/1930 Census, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Vigo County Public Library - Terre Haute Tribune 2 January 1945