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Personal info

Full name
DAVEY, Charles Richard
Date of birth
17 September 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut
Hometown
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31043589
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
85th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
5th Armored Division,
A Troop
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 September 1944
Place of death
East of Fromy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 31 57

Immediate family

Members
Frank Davey (father)
Frances (Kowolski) Davey (mother)
Anna Davey (sister)
Frances Davey (sister)
Daniel Davey (brother)
Harry Davey (brother)
Leon Davey (brother)
William Davey (brother)
Eva K. (Kucewicz) Davey (wife)
Charles R. Davey (son)

More information

T/Sgt Charles R. Davey attended 3 years of high school and worked as a mechanic before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 31 March 1941.
His mother emigrated from Austria in 1909.

Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment record, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and interment Record / 1940 Census / Family tree, www.fold3.com – WWII Draft Registration Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com - TKucavich