John M. Davenport

Ensign John (Jack) McCoy Davenport in civilian clothes head and shoulder photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Ensign
    Branch of Service:
    Navy
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Died in service in South of Oceana, Va

Biography:

John (Jack) McCoy Davenport was born in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota on May 14, 1923, to Ward McCoy Davenport and Irene Clara Farney Davenport. He entered the United States Navy in Chicago, Illinois on May 11, 1943. His overseas service theater is unknown. Ensign Davenport was killed in action on September 12, 1945, South of Oceana, Virginia (Fruitville, Currituck County, North Carolina). He is buried in Lot 102, South Park Addition, Block Z, Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. 

Ensign John McCoy Davenport grave marker photo
Ensign John McCoy Davenport grave stone photo

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave