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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, Maynard Miller
Date of birth
6 May 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Olney, Richland County, Illinois
Hometown
Olney, Richland County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36070386
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
85th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
5th Armored Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
5 February 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 6 25

Immediate family

Members
Andrew J. Davis (father)
Emma Davis (mother)
Emil C. Davis (brother)
Mildred M. Davis (sister)
Flo Ellen L. Davis (sister)
Marilynn Davis (sister)
Mildred (Jayne) Davis (wife)
Michelle A. Davis (daughter)

More information

Sgt Maynard M. Davis graduated from Olney Township High School. He was employed at the Olney greenhouse and at the Fessel Cleaners.

He was sent overseas in 24 February 1944.

Besides his wife he left behind a seven-month old daughter he has never seen.

Sgt Maynard was believed to have been drowned when the Germans released water from the giant dams along the Roer River, which reportedly caused a heavy loss of lives among the First Army forces which were fighting below the dam in the Aachen area.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / Family Tree, Olney Advocate (IL) February 22, 1945, www.erhsalumni.net

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Olney Advocate (IL) ~ Thursday, February 22, 1945, Olney Area High School - Olnean Yearbook (Olney, IL)