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Personal info

Full name
DAVIDSON, Joseph Andrew
Date of birth
7 February 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Warriors Mark, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Corning, Steuben County, New York

Military service

Service number
33940890
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 16 26

Immediate family

Members
Willis G. Davidson (father)
Mabel S. (Garbrick) Davidson (mother)
Elizabeth J. Davidson (sister)
Roy Davidson (brother)
Edith M. Davidson (sister)
Forrest Davidson (brother)
Donald Davidson (brother)
John Davidson (brother)
Betty J. (Doud) Davidson (wife)
Barbara A. Davidson (daughter)

More information

Pvt Joseph A. Davidson graduated from Port Matilda High School in 1941 and was employed by Westinghouse Electric.

He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 27 May 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Blaich2Ryan Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Bobby Preset