Davidson James Leonard

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James Leonard Davidson is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

101st Airborne Division Eindhoven Liberation Monument

Name:

James Leonard Davidson

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

15116593

Unit:

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Date of Death:

1944-09-19

State:

Virginia

Cemetery:

Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

James Leonard �Jim� Davidson was born on December 2, 1917, in Maybeury, McDowell County, West Virginia. He was the son of Edward Gorill Davidson and Martha Elizabeth Hambrick Davidson. He was married to Mildred Geraldine Marshall Davidson Hawley. He served in the Headquarters Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, as a Private during World War II.

Pvt Davidson was killed in Action on September 19, 1944, during the liberation of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He is now buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

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