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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, Murray
Date of birth
5 August 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Bronx County, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32003876
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
869th Field Artillery Battalion,
65th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 April 1945
Place of death
Struth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 13 10

Immediate family

Members
Sam Davis (father)
Rose Davis (mother)
Doris Davis (sister)

More information

Sgt Murray Davis enlisted in New York City, New York on 29 January 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.archives.gov, http://www.65thdiv.com/lev1/kia.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet