Son of Daniel M. & Ida May Kaufman Davis. Husband of Ruth Orchard. Father of Marion. Brother to Ethel, David, William, Chester & Horace.Grandson Of John & Debora Davis. He was Born in Scranton Lackawanna, Pa.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service # 33465593
130th Chemical Processing CompanyEntered the Service from: Pennsylvania
Died: 3-Jul-44
Buried at: Plot D Row 4 Grave 4
Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge, England
Awards: Purple Heart
http://www.londonmemorial.org/bombing/bomb-damage/killed-in-action.html
Received this information below from Geoffrey Gillon. Thank you Geoffrey.
At 7:47 a.m., a V-1 flying bomb—or "buzz" bomb—emerged from the haze over Sloane Court East, a short residential road in Chelsea, London. In an act that reportedly saved some lives, the commander of the 130th Chemical Processing Company, a U.S. Army company stationed on Sloane Court, shouted for his troops to take cover. Within seconds, the bomb exploded at the north-west end of the road, close to the intersection with Turk's Row, releasing a blast equivalent to a 1,000kg parachute mine—a blast that did not produce a crater but was strong enough to destroy the surrounding housing units and start a fire.
The bombing was the single greatest incidence of loss of life for American servicemen due to a V-1 blast and was the second worst V-1 incident in London . The exact death toll from the blast remains unclear, but at least 63 American servicemen and eight civilians lost their lives.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service # 33465593
130th Chemical Processing CompanyEntered the Service from: Pennsylvania
Died: 3-Jul-44
Buried at: Plot D Row 4 Grave 4
Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge, England
Awards: Purple Heart
http://www.londonmemorial.org/bombing/bomb-damage/killed-in-action.html
Received this information below from Geoffrey Gillon. Thank you Geoffrey.
At 7:47 a.m., a V-1 flying bomb—or "buzz" bomb—emerged from the haze over Sloane Court East, a short residential road in Chelsea, London. In an act that reportedly saved some lives, the commander of the 130th Chemical Processing Company, a U.S. Army company stationed on Sloane Court, shouted for his troops to take cover. Within seconds, the bomb exploded at the north-west end of the road, close to the intersection with Turk's Row, releasing a blast equivalent to a 1,000kg parachute mine—a blast that did not produce a crater but was strong enough to destroy the surrounding housing units and start a fire.
The bombing was the single greatest incidence of loss of life for American servicemen due to a V-1 blast and was the second worst V-1 incident in London . The exact death toll from the blast remains unclear, but at least 63 American servicemen and eight civilians lost their lives.
Son of Daniel M. & Ida May Kaufman Davis. Husband of Ruth Orchard. Father of Marion. Brother to Ethel, David, William, Chester & Horace.Grandson Of John & Debora Davis. He was Born in Scranton Lackawanna, Pa.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service # 33465593
130th Chemical Processing CompanyEntered the Service from: Pennsylvania
Died: 3-Jul-44
Buried at: Plot D Row 4 Grave 4
Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge, England
Awards: Purple Heart
http://www.londonmemorial.org/bombing/bomb-damage/killed-in-action.html
Received this information below from Geoffrey Gillon. Thank you Geoffrey.
At 7:47 a.m., a V-1 flying bomb—or "buzz" bomb—emerged from the haze over Sloane Court East, a short residential road in Chelsea, London. In an act that reportedly saved some lives, the commander of the 130th Chemical Processing Company, a U.S. Army company stationed on Sloane Court, shouted for his troops to take cover. Within seconds, the bomb exploded at the north-west end of the road, close to the intersection with Turk's Row, releasing a blast equivalent to a 1,000kg parachute mine—a blast that did not produce a crater but was strong enough to destroy the surrounding housing units and start a fire.
The bombing was the single greatest incidence of loss of life for American servicemen due to a V-1 blast and was the second worst V-1 incident in London . The exact death toll from the blast remains unclear, but at least 63 American servicemen and eight civilians lost their lives.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service # 33465593
130th Chemical Processing CompanyEntered the Service from: Pennsylvania
Died: 3-Jul-44
Buried at: Plot D Row 4 Grave 4
Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge, England
Awards: Purple Heart
http://www.londonmemorial.org/bombing/bomb-damage/killed-in-action.html
Received this information below from Geoffrey Gillon. Thank you Geoffrey.
At 7:47 a.m., a V-1 flying bomb—or "buzz" bomb—emerged from the haze over Sloane Court East, a short residential road in Chelsea, London. In an act that reportedly saved some lives, the commander of the 130th Chemical Processing Company, a U.S. Army company stationed on Sloane Court, shouted for his troops to take cover. Within seconds, the bomb exploded at the north-west end of the road, close to the intersection with Turk's Row, releasing a blast equivalent to a 1,000kg parachute mine—a blast that did not produce a crater but was strong enough to destroy the surrounding housing units and start a fire.
The bombing was the single greatest incidence of loss of life for American servicemen due to a V-1 blast and was the second worst V-1 incident in London . The exact death toll from the blast remains unclear, but at least 63 American servicemen and eight civilians lost their lives.
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