Sergeant John Thompson Davis, US Army, received the Silver Star for gallantry in action. He was with a reconnaissance unit in North Africa and had been among the first contingent of troops to land there. He took part in the African, Sicilian, and Italian Campaigns and had only entered France a short time before he was before he was killed in action on August 22, 1944. He had been married to Beatrice Davis. Sgt Davis' name is inscribed on the Keyes Park Memorial in Du Quoin, Illinois.
Sergeant John Thompson Davis, US Army, received the Silver Star for gallantry in action. He was with a reconnaissance unit in North Africa and had been among the first contingent of troops to land there. He took part in the African, Sicilian, and Italian Campaigns and had only entered France a short time before he was before he was killed in action on August 22, 1944. He had been married to Beatrice Davis. Sgt Davis' name is inscribed on the Keyes Park Memorial in Du Quoin, Illinois.
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SGT 82 RCN BN 2 ARMD DIV ILLINOIS
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Entered the service from Illinois.
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