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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, Jack Thornton
Date of birth
31 January 1918
Age
27
Place of birth
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Hometown
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37431826
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 April 1945
Place of death
Hillmicke, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 7 21

Immediate family

Members
Thomas E. Davis (father)
Nellie M. Davis (mother)

More information

S/Sgt Jack T. Davis graduated from East High School and Central College in Pella, Indiana. He was a member of the football team at Central College. He formerly was employed by the Commercial Credit Assn.

He enlisted in September 1942

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Teresa K. Irish, East High School yearbook, 1937; Central College yearbook, 1940, Des Moines Tribune, 27 April 1945