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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, Norman James
Date of birth
19 August 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Hometown
Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
35482922
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vesoul, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 16 50

Immediate family

Members
David B. Davis (father)
Carie I. (Bolling) Davis (mother)
Elizabeth Davis (sister)
Lucille Davis (sister)
Edward Davis (brother)
Dave Davis (brother)
Lillie M. Davis (sister)
Evelyn Davis (wife)

More information

Pfc Norman J. Davis was a miner before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 1 July 1942.

He was killed by a bullet in his thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards / several Family Trees, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy