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Personal info

Full name
DAVAULT, James Orlen
Date of birth
18 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Crittenden County, Kentucky
Hometown
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35490494
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
Dieuze, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 14 34

Immediate family

Members
Irby B. Davault (father)
Esther (Tabor) Davault (mother)
Helen O. Davault (sister)
Virginia L. Davault (sister)
Paul E. Davault (brother)
Dayal Davault (brother)
Wilma Davault (sister)
Billy D. Davault (brother)
Zelma Z. Davault (sister)

More information

Pvt James O. Davault worked on a farm before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 21 August 1942.
He was killed by small arms fire to his buttock and hip.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Jo Huddleston Family Tree / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
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