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Virgil D. Davis

davis_vd NAME
Virgil Denton Davis
NICKNAME
SERVICE NUMBER
298403
UNIT
Marine Detachment
USS Arizona
HOME OF RECORD
608 Johnson Street, Peoria, IL
NEXT OF KIN
Mother, Mrs. Georgia Davis
DATE OF BIRTH
November 3, 1921
at Alton, MO
ENTERED SERVICE
October 7, 1940
at Peoria, IL
DATE OF LOSS
December 7, 1941
REGION
Hawaiian Islands
CAMPAIGN / AREA
Pearl Harbor
CASUALTY TYPE
Killed In Action
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS
Private Virgil D. Davis was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor.

Davis’ remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day.

INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS
Purple Heart
LAST KNOWN RANK
Private
STATUS OF REMAINS
Not recovered.
MEMORIALS
USS Arizona Memorial
Honolulu Memorial

Biography:
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Articles & Records:

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Excerpt from the muster roll of the USS Arizona. All of these privates were killed at Pearl Harbor. Note that Private Amundson was aboard the Arizona for only one day.

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