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DAVIES, James E - Date of
birth
31 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas -
Hometown
Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
1287153 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Simmerath, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 17 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
John H. Davies (father)
Celia F. (Sellens) Davies (mother)
Barbara F. Davies (sister)
John H. Davies (brother)
Betty A. (Steilger) Davies (wife)
James E. Davies II (son)
More information
1st Lt James E. Davies was killed at Simmerath, Germany when an artillery shell scored a direct hit on the CP.First buried at Block LL, Row 7, Grave 127.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Bristow Copple Family Tree / 1925 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fabrice Dubois