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Edward Davis
First Name:
Edward
Middle Name:
Lee
Last Name:
Davis
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Personal Details
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Employer: draftsman for E.S. Draper, residence 1314 Belmont - 1918
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Biographical Notes:
Killed by a German naval officer while trying to rescue fellow seaman after their ship was sunk by a submarine.Listed on the tablets of the missing at Suresnes American Cemetery in France.Alternate death date of October 2, 1918 given.A water oak was planted on the grounds of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Charlotte in 2/1919 in his honor.
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Parents: Ida M., the widow of L. C. Davis -
Siblings: Clara May Davis - Snow Davis -
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Military Details
Military Branch:
Navy
Military Rank:
Seaman, 2nd Class
Military Unit:
USS Ticonderoga
Military Details:
France;
Source:
newsprint, city directory, The Charlotte Observer, 2/21/1919, p. 10