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Pvt. John Francis Davidson

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Pvt. John Francis Davidson

Birth
Olney, Richland County, Illinois, USA
Death
8 Aug 1944 (aged 32)
Sourdeval, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
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D Row 7 Grave 5
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Born to Jesse and Mary Davidson in Olney, Illinois on the 20th of November 1911. He was the youngest of 7 children.
John lost his mother at age 6 years old. His two older sisters raised him. He married Elizabeth Pflugmacher on Sept 26, 1936 in Marion, Ind. John and Elizabeth had one daughter, Mary Louise in November of 1941. He was drafted Jan. 1944 and took his basic training at Camp Blanding,Fla was home on leave on D-Day, sent to England and then to France. Killed on Aug 8, 1944 and is buried in Brittany American Cemetery, St James France.
Born to Jesse and Mary Davidson in Olney, Illinois on the 20th of November 1911. He was the youngest of 7 children.
John lost his mother at age 6 years old. His two older sisters raised him. He married Elizabeth Pflugmacher on Sept 26, 1936 in Marion, Ind. John and Elizabeth had one daughter, Mary Louise in November of 1941. He was drafted Jan. 1944 and took his basic training at Camp Blanding,Fla was home on leave on D-Day, sent to England and then to France. Killed on Aug 8, 1944 and is buried in Brittany American Cemetery, St James France.

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PVT 112 INF 28 DIV ILLINOIS

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Entered the service from Illinois

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  • Maintained by: mary newman
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56349987/john_francis-davidson: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt. John Francis Davidson (20 Nov 1911–8 Aug 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56349987, citing Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by mary newman (contributor 47761793).