WWII

Eason A. Davis

Rate / Rank
TEC 3

Birthdate
March 31 1922

Date of Death
April 19 2015

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
October 9 1942 - January 1 1946

Conflicts & Campaigns

Pacific Theater of Operations
August 16, 1943 - December 1, 1945
New Guinea; Southern Philippines; Luzon; Okinawa

Significant Duty Stations

Enlisted; Bainbridge Army Air Force Base, Georgia. Discharged; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
1691st Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Company

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three battle stars; Philippine Liberation Medal with one battle star; Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

US Army service number 14-152-571. Born; Bulloch County, Georgia. Home of record; Rt. 1, Grady County, Georgia. Owned and operated auto repair shop in Cairo (Davis Garage). 1940 Graduate of Cairo High School. Brother of TEC E5 Paul Jefferson Davis US Army. Eason found Paul while in Philippines and was able to transfer to be in same company. Remained together for the remainder of the war. Burial; Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.