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Lawton "Scat" DAVIS

Male 1921 - 1945  (23 years)


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  • Name Lawton "Scat" DAVIS 
    Nickname Scat 
    Birth 23 Dec 1921  Athens, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID BC15CFA9B8BF4D3A851203C229FF101FFA25 
    Death 16 Jan 1945  Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Dec 1947  United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • findagrave.com:

      1LT Lawton “"Scat"” Davis
      Birth 23 Dec 1921
      Death 16 Jan 1945 (aged 23)
      Belgium
      Burial
      United States Military Academy Post Cemetery
      West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
      Plot Section VII, Site 2
      Memorial ID 80001948

      Son of Major & Mrs. Thomas F. Davis.

      Husband of Francis Minter Davis.

      Lawton served as a 1st Lt. in the U.S. Army during World War II.

      He resided in Onondaga County, New York prior to the war.

      Lt. Davis, a 1943 graduate of West Point, found himself leading a company of G.I.s during the Battle of the Bulge; after a heavy artillery barrage, which wounded many of his men, Lt. Davis led a small patrol to attack the oncoming German infantry, and diverted attention away from those of his men who were attempting to evacuate the wounded.

      His actions enabled the wounded to escape to safety, but cost him his life. His was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action, posthumously.

      Lt. Davis had been married in June of 1944 to Francis Minter of Roanoke, Virginia; she lost both her husband and her brother during the Battle of the Bulge. [in fact, her brother was killed in North Africa - see John Hunter Minter's Notes].

      In December of 1947, final burial services were held at West Point, attended by the Davis family and the Rev. Henry Scott Miller, rector of St. James' Episcopal Church.

      He was "Killed In Action" near Beck, Belgium during the war.

      Service # O-026360

      Additional Info. supplied by Find A Grave Member " FRH ".
    Person ID I8240  America
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2019 

    Family Mildred Frances Minter,   b. Abt 1923, Roanoke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 10 Jun 1944  Roanoke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F3242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2018 

  • Sources 
    1. [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.

    2. [S253] Virginia, Marriage Records. 1936 - 2014 at ancestry.com, June 2015 and later.