OBIT: Clair William DAVIS, 1948, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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Veteran Will Be Reinterred

  The body of Sgt. Clair William Davis, aged 31, only son of Mrs. William A. 
Davis of 113 Seventh street, who was killed in action in the Battle of Rome June 
12, 1944, will arrive in Tyrone at 5.30 o'clock tomorrow evening, to be removed 
to the family home in Altoona where friends will be received after 7 o'clock 
tomorrow evening. 
  The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon in the First Church of the Brethren, 
with military honors accorded the veteran.  Interment will be made in the Antis 
cemetery.
  Sgt. Davis was born in Bellwood Sept. 8, 1912, a son of William A. and Minnie 
(Root) Davis, and grew to young manhood there, coming to Altoona with his 
parents.  Before entering the army he was employed in the Altoona works as a 
mechanic in the Fourth street shops.
  On June 10, 1942, he entered the army, being assigned to the medical corps.  
He went overseas in April, 1943, landing in North Africa

Altoona Mirror, Thursday, July 22, 1948, page 1

DAVIS - Funeral services for Sgt. Clair William Davis of 113 Seventh street, 
will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the First Church of the Brethren, 
Sixth avenue and Fifth street. by Rev. H. B. Heisey and Rev. W. S. Long. 
Interment in Antis cemetery. Bellwood. Military honors will be accorded the 
veteran, Friends will be received at the home after 7 o'clock tomorrow evening.

Altoona Mirror, Thursday, July 22, 1948, page 33