Davis, Richard R., PVT

Fallen
 
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Last Rank
Private
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last Primary MOS
745-Rifleman
Last MOS Group
Infantry
Primary Unit
1940-1944, 745, HHC, 82nd Airborne Division
Service Years
1940 - 1944
Infantry
Private
One Service Stripe

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Home State
West Virginia
West Virginia
Year of Birth
1921
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Clay
Casualty Date
Sep 19, 1944
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location
Netherlands
Conflict
World War II

 Official Badges 

82nd Airbone Division Infantry Shoulder Cord Netherlands Orange Lanyard French Fourragere




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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
World War II Fallen
  1944, World War II Fallen



WWII - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)/Operation Market Garden
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
September / 1944

Description
"35,000 troops, 11,377 dead, wounded or missing, 6,450 captured. Objective was to secure series of bridges over main rivers of German occupied Netherlands. Strategic purpose was to allow allied crossing of the Rhine River. The last natural barrier
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
September / 1944
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
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  176 Also There at This Battle:
  • Fulmer, Edward Simons, 2LT, (1941-1945)
  • Galbraith, William P., SGT, (1942-1947)
  • Hatcher, Arvil, S/SGT, (1943-Present)
  • Joint, Edward, PFC, (1942-1945)
  • Knapp, William, 1LT, (1942-1946)
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