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Joseph John Morgan Daughtrey
(1827-1901)
Anna Elizabeth Moore
(1856-1935)
Richard Tazewell Daughtrey Sr.
(1876-1937)
Mary Virginia Parker
(1876-1961)
John A. Harwood Daughtrey
(1917-1944)

 

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John A. Harwood Daughtrey

  • Born: 5 Feb 1917, Wakefield, Sussex Co., VA
  • Died: 28 Jun 1944, France at age 27
  • Buried: Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Sussex Co., VA
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Virginia, Birth Records, 1864-2014
Name: John Harwood Daughtrey
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1917
Birth Place: Sussex, Virginia


U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: John H Daughtrey
Birth Year: 1917
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Virginia
State of Residence: Virginia
Enlistment Date: 3 May 1943
Enlistment State: Virginia
Enlistment City: Richmond
Branch: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component:Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Draftsmen
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Height: 26
Weight: 114

John is listed on the U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945


U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: John H Daughtry
Enlistment Date: May 3, 1943
Serial #: 33636159
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1917
Death Date: 28 Jun 1944
State: VA
Rank: PVT
Company: Hq & Service Co.
U. S. Regiment: 816th Eng Avn. Bn. [Aviation Battalion]
Cemetery: Wakefield
Cemetery Location: Wakefield, Virginia
Applicant: Mary V. Daughtrey [mother] on Feb 16, 1948
816th Engineer Aviation Battalion:
One of the first bases in Normandy, (A-3) with fighter-bombers operating from it on D + 8. Prior to this invasion-construction, the 816th spent 18 months in England building heavy-bomber bases and training. After Normandy came Le Mans, Cormielles (Oui, Paree), Belgium, Luxembourg and then Germany where eight S and E strips were completed in three days.
http://ixengineercommand.com/units/816th/history/image/index.php


From www.findagrave.com
John H. Daughtrey
Birth: Feb. 9, 1917
Death: Jun. 28, 1944
Burial: Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Sussex County, Virginia
Created by: Ron Stewart
Record added: Apr 05, 2014
Marker reads:
John H. Daughtrey
Virginia
PVT Engineers
Feb 5, 1917 June 28, 1944




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