CPL. DAVENPORT, William Garfield
Service number: 35456698
Age: 25
Born: 1 September 1919, Whitley County, Kentucky
Hometown: Campbell County, Tennessee
Family:
Fred Johnson Davenport (father)
Sally (nee Douglas) Davenport (mother)
Mossie Davenport/Walker (sister)
Bernice Davenport/Shepherd (sister)
Lucille Davenport/Burse (sister)
Fred Davenport (brother)
Opal Lee Davenport/Johnson (sister)
Margie Maxine (nee Rue) Davenport/Gilreath (wife)
Freddie Davenport (son)
Rank: Corporal
Function: Tank Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 4 October 1944
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: Between two woods west of Kijkuit and north of Castle Hattert, east of Overloon, the Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Walls of the Missing
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: May 28, 1942, Cincinnati, Ohio
Other information:
Married Margie Rue, October 3, 1941, Campbell County, Kentucky
Service number: 35456698
Age: 25
Born: 1 September 1919, Whitley County, Kentucky
Hometown: Campbell County, Tennessee
Family:
Fred Johnson Davenport (father)
Sally (nee Douglas) Davenport (mother)
Mossie Davenport/Walker (sister)
Bernice Davenport/Shepherd (sister)
Lucille Davenport/Burse (sister)
Fred Davenport (brother)
Opal Lee Davenport/Johnson (sister)
Margie Maxine (nee Rue) Davenport/Gilreath (wife)
Freddie Davenport (son)
Rank: Corporal
Function: Tank Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 4 October 1944
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: Between two woods west of Kijkuit and north of Castle Hattert, east of Overloon, the Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Walls of the Missing
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: May 28, 1942, Cincinnati, Ohio
Other information:
Married Margie Rue, October 3, 1941, Campbell County, Kentucky
CPL. DAVENPORT, William Garfield
Service number: 35456698
Age: 25
Born: 1 September 1919, Whitley County, Kentucky
Hometown: Campbell County, Tennessee
Family:
Fred Johnson Davenport (father)
Sally (nee Douglas) Davenport (mother)
Mossie Davenport/Walker (sister)
Bernice Davenport/Shepherd (sister)
Lucille Davenport/Burse (sister)
Fred Davenport (brother)
Opal Lee Davenport/Johnson (sister)
Margie Maxine (nee Rue) Davenport/Gilreath (wife)
Freddie Davenport (son)
Rank: Corporal
Function: Tank Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 4 October 1944
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: Between two woods west of Kijkuit and north of Castle Hattert, east of Overloon, the Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Walls of the Missing
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: May 28, 1942, Cincinnati, Ohio
Other information:
Married Margie Rue, October 3, 1941, Campbell County, Kentucky
Service number: 35456698
Age: 25
Born: 1 September 1919, Whitley County, Kentucky
Hometown: Campbell County, Tennessee
Family:
Fred Johnson Davenport (father)
Sally (nee Douglas) Davenport (mother)
Mossie Davenport/Walker (sister)
Bernice Davenport/Shepherd (sister)
Lucille Davenport/Burse (sister)
Fred Davenport (brother)
Opal Lee Davenport/Johnson (sister)
Margie Maxine (nee Rue) Davenport/Gilreath (wife)
Freddie Davenport (son)
Rank: Corporal
Function: Tank Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 4 October 1944
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: Between two woods west of Kijkuit and north of Castle Hattert, east of Overloon, the Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Walls of the Missing
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: May 28, 1942, Cincinnati, Ohio
Other information:
Married Margie Rue, October 3, 1941, Campbell County, Kentucky
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