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Davis, Robert Lee Jr., Pfc.
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Home Town Thomas
Date of Passing Apr 27, 1984
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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ROBERT LEE DAVIS JR. WAS EMPLOYED AS A CARPENTERS HELPER BEFORE ENLISTING IN THE ARMY ON 7 APRIL 1942. PFC DAVIS WAS ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 1ST SPECIAL ENGINEERS BRIGADE. ROBERT SERVED IN EUROPE FROM 12 AUGUST 1942 TO 1 MARCH 1945 WHERE HE TOOK PLACE IN THE 6 JUNE LANDINGS ON OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY, FRANCE. ON 1 MARCH 1945 THE 1ST ESB LEFT EUROPE AND HEADED FOR THE PACIFIC WHERE THE STAYED THROUGH THE RYUKYUS CAMPAIGN AND OCCUPATION DUTY IN OKINAWA. PFC DAVIS RETURNED HOME ON 6 OCTOBER 1945 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 12 OCTOBER 1945 AT CAMP ATTERBURY INDIANA. ROBERT LEE DAVIS JR. PASSED AWAY ON 27 APRIL 1984 IN JOHNSTOWN PENNSYLVANIA.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Naples-Foggia Campaign (1943-44)
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August / 1943
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January / 1944
Description (Naples-Foggia Campaign 18 Aug 1943-21 Jan 1944 (Air); 9 Sep 1943-21 Jan 1944 (Ground) After Allied bombardment of communications and airfields in Italy, Montgomery crossed the Strait of Messina on 3 September 1943 and started northward. Five days later Eisenhower announced that the Italian Government had surrendered. Fifth Army, under Clark, landed at Salerno on g September and managed to stay despite furious counterattacks. By 18 September the Germans were withdrawing northward. On 27 September Eighth Army occupied the important airfields of Foggia, and on I October Fifth Army took Naples. As the Allies pushed up the peninsula, the enemy slowed the advance and brought it to a halt at the Gustav Line.