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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, David William
Date of birth
7 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
New Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio
Hometown
New Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35622261
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Near Morhange, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 19 50

Immediate family

Members
Frank Davis (father)
Bessie (Collins) Davis (mother)
Margaret Davis (sister)
Ruth A. Davis (sister)

More information

Pvt David W. Davis graduated from New Straitsville High School and was a file clerk before he enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 9 January 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / James Collins Wales Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - SueMac
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Maggie Broerman