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NAME Virgil Denton Davis |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 298403 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD 608 Johnson Street, Peoria, IL |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Georgia Davis |
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| DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1921 at Alton, MO |
ENTERED SERVICE October 7, 1940 at Peoria, IL |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| 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. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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