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Personal info

Full name
DAVENPORT, James Edward
Date of birth
1908
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Hometown
Fredericksburg, Virginia

Military service

Service number
20367355
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
215th Field Artillery Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 January 1945
Place of death
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 7 52

Immediate family

Members
Dorsey W. Davenport (father)
Clara I. (Hall) Davenport (mother)
Floyd R. Davenport (brother)
Vernie W. Davenport (brother)
Edith M. Davenport (sister)
Catherine I. Davenport (sister)
Clara Davenport (sister)

More information

S/Sgt James E. Davenport joined the National Guard in Fredericksburg, Virginia on 3 February 1941.

He was a painter before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery