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Davis, Windell E.

Date of birth:
March 8th, 1923 (Omaha/Arkansas, United States)
Service number:
39 417 082
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Promotions:
?: Technician 4th Grade.

Career:
June 24th, 1943: Induction;
July 8th, 1943: Active Service;
January 11th, 1944 - October 6th, 1945: Medium Tank Crewman, Company C, 16th Tank Battalion, 16th Armored Division, ETO;
October 13th, 1945 - October 20th, 1945: Separation Center, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.

Windell E. Davis was tevens gerechtigd tot het dragen van de Distinguished Unit Badge (18 mei 1945).

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician 4th Grade (T-4)
Unit:
Company C, 16th Tank Battalion, 16th Armored Division, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
April 5th, 1945
Awarded for a wound received in Germany on April 3rdn 1945.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1945
Awarded with five bronze campaign stars for "NORMANDY", "NORTHERN FRANCE", "RHINELAND", "ARDENNES" and "CENTRAL EUROPE".
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

Sources

  • - Honorable Discharge Form

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