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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/Northern France Campaign (1944)
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July / 1944
To Month/Year
September / 1944
Description (Northern France Campaign 25 July to 14 September 1944) Bombardment along a five-mile stretch of the German line enabled the Allies to break through on 25 July. While some armored forces drove southward into Brittany, others fanned out to the east and, overcoming a desperate counterattack, executed a pincers movement that trapped many Germans in a pocket at Falaise. The enemy fell back on the Siegfried Line, and by mid-September 1944 nearly all of France had been liberated. During these operations in France, while light and medium bombers and fighter-bomber aircraft of Ninth Air Force had been engaged in close support and interdictory operations, Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces had continued their strategic bombing.
