Willie Mabry Davis

1916 - 1951  (34 years)

• Name	Willie Mabry Davis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	25 Sep 1916	Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, USA   [5]
  SSN issued	Bef 1951	Florida, USA   [1]
  Residence	1951	Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA   [2, 3]
  Social Security Number	261-26-0834  [1]
  Military	2 Jun 1951	North Korea Sector   [2, 3]
  Death	2 Jun 1951	North Korea   [1, 3, 4]
  	The following taken from the Korean War records on file at the National Archives regarding his service. Master Sergeant Willie M. Davis was living in Yalobusha, MS when he entered the service and was a medic with the Medical Company, 187th Airborne Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on June 2, 1951 and was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. (contributed by Wiregrass Irisheyes on Find A Grave)
  Burial	Waters Cemetery, Pierce, Georgia, USA   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I4825	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Father	Robert E Lee Davis,   b. 4 May 1893, St George, Charlton, Georgia, USA d. 15 Jan 1935, Pierce, Georgia, USA (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Victoria Davis,   b. 6 Feb 1896, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 24 Dec 1981, MacClenny, Baker, Florida, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1913
  Family ID	F1922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Jane Alexander,   b. 17 Feb 1922, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA d. 11 Nov 2018, Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA (Age 96 years)
  Children	1. Living + 2. Living   3. Thomas Patton Davis,   b. 22 Apr 1950, Fort Bragg, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA d. 23 May 2017, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 25 Sep 1916 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA Residence - 1930 - Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, USA SSN issued - Bef 1951 - Florida, USA Residence - 1951 - Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S344] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Number: 261-26-0834; Issue State: Florida; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for Willie Davis http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=14537965&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=14537965&indiv=try [S440] National Archives and Records Administration, Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Database online. Record for Willie M Davis http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nara5&h=32069&indiv=try Name: Willie M Davis Birth Date: 1916 Race: White Home State: Mississippi Casualty Date: 2 Jun 1951 Casualty Country: North Korea Sector Casualty Type: Killed in Action OR Missing in Action, KIA Group: KIA or Missing in Action, KIA Branch: Medical Department Component: USA - RA (Reg Army) Rank: Master Sergeant Pay Grade: Master Sergeant Disposed Date: 2 Jun 1951 Disposed Place: North Korea Organization: 11187 Element Sequence: Cv Div Hq Unit #: 0187 Service Occupation: 71666 [S440] National Archives and Records Administration, Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Database online. Record for Willie M Davis http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nara5&h=32070&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nara5&h=32070&indiv=try [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87991833. Record for Willie Mabry Davis http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=38691984&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=38691984&indiv=try [S337] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;). Year: 1930; Census Place: Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia; Roll: 380; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 532.0. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=17759975&indiv=try [ View Federal Census Document] http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=17759975&indiv=try [S441] Robert Lee Davis.