Lawrence Howard Davis |
| Posted 2008-11-08 by Sharon |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ August 11, 1944 p. 1 Lawrence H. Davis Gives Up His Life Fighting In France Memorial services will be held at 8:30 o’clock this Sunday evening, at the First Baptist Church here, for Lawrence Howard Davis, first Wickenburg boy to lose his life on the battlefields of France in this war. He was killed in action on June 19th while serving with the American invasion forces and the telegram from the War Department telling of his death was received by his mother, Mrs. Rose Henry, last Friday morning. No additional details were given in the telegram. Lawrence, a Private First Class in the Medical Detachment of an Infantry Regiment, was a junior in the Wickenburg High School when called into service. He would have been 20 years old on November 13th of this year. He was a popular, well-liked youth; a typical American boy, fond of animals and farming, full of life and energy, and when the call came to serve his country in time of war, he did not hesitate to respond. News of his death in battle comes as a severe shock to his mother, his brothers and sisters, and him many friends throughout this community. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are the father, W. F. Davis, Wickenburg, and four sisters, and three brothers; Mrs. Ernest Dickie Mrs. Charles Shontz of Wickenburg; Mrs. Dorothy Scarborough of San Francisco; Mrs. Helen McQuery of Hemet, Calif.; W. A. Davis of Chico, Calif.; George of Bagdad and a younger brother, James, who is in the navy. The latter is in Wickenburg now on leave while Mrs. Scarborough has come from San Francisco to be with the other members of the family here. See Also: Find A Grave |
Note: These obituaries are transcribed as published and are submitted by volunteers who have no connection to the families. They do not write the obituaries and have no further information other than what is posted within the obituaries. We do not do personal research. For this you would have to find a volunteer who does this or hire a professional researcher.
Questions About This Project?