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DAVIS, Rodmond Howard - Date of
birth
9 November 1914 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36364282 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Nancy, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
William H. Davis (father)
Adlena A. (Diethert) Davis (mother)
Milton J. Davis (brother)
Norman R. Davis (brother)
Gordon W. Davis (brother)
Douglas A. Davis (brother)
Donald L. Davis (brother)
Warren F. Davis (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Rodmond H. Davis attended college for two years and was a shipping and receiving clerk before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 15 August 1942.He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
His brother, Douglas A. Davis, is buried at the American Military Cemetery of Manilla, Phillippines.
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 / Diethert Davis Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - SueMac
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Barbara Walters