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DAVIS, Richard Albert - Date of
birth
24 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Judith Gap, Wheatland County, Montana -
Hometown
Browning, Glacier County, Montana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39616220 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Biesdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 6 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Davis (father)
Mary L. Davis (mother)
Jacqueline Davis (sister)
Mildred T. Davis (sister)
Mona R. (Woods) Davis (wife)
Richard Davis (son)
Terry Davis (son)
More information
Pfc Richard A. Davis attended the Military Academy at St. Paul for one year and graduated from Browning High School. He was a salesman at his mother’s shop, the Davis Wholesale & be Retail, before he enlisted enlisted in Butte, Montana on 10 February 1943. He was sent overseas in December 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem / Jaap Vermeer