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DAVENPORT, William Garfield - Date of
birth
1 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Whitley County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Campbell County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35456698 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Tank Gunner -
Unit
A Company,
17th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
4 October 1944 - Place of
death
Between two woods west of Kijkuit and north of Castle Hattert, east of Overloon, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Fred J. Davenport (father)
Sally (Douglas) Davenport (mother)
Massie Davenport (sister)
Bernice Davenport (sister)
Lucille Davenport (sister)
Fred Davenport (brother)
Opal Davenport (sister)
Maggie (Rue) Davenport (wife)
Freddie Davenport (son)
More information
Cpl William G. Davenport was a miner.He enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 28 May 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.7tharmoredmemorial.nl, Kentucky Birth Index 1911-1999
Photo source: Peter Schouteten