World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Evans Davis
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Linville, Virginia
Honored By
Violet C. Davis, Jo Ann Davis & James R. Davis
SERVED WITH HEADQUARTERS 36TH INFANTRY DIVISION 44 IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. AWARDED PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER (COMPANY 361) WHILE WITH HEADQUARTERS 111TH EVACUATION HOSPITAL 44. FOUGHT IN NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO AND SOUTHERN FRANCE. WOUNDED IN ITALY AND FRANCE. ALSO RECEIVED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. THE LENGTH OF U.S. SERVICE WAS 10 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. FOREIGN SERVICE WAS 2 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY MAY 23, 1942 AND RECEIVED HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON JULY 18, 1945.