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Personal info

Full name
DAVIDSON, David J
Date of birth
1917
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Georgia
Hometown
Claude, Peach County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34948103
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Putscheid-Weiler, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 11 53

Immediate family

Members
William W. Davidson (father)
Naomi Davidson (mother)
Doris Davidson (sister)
Charles Davidson (brother)
Bertha (Hadley) Davidson (wife)
Dixie L. Davidson (daughter)

More information

Pfc David J. Davidson enlisted at Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 29 May 1944.

He attended 4 years of high school and was a baker before enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - ACM71