Oran H DAVIS

1896 - 1918  (~ 21 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Oran H DAVIS
  Birth	Aug 1896	Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas, USA   [1]
  	DOB estimated from Army Death Record which stated he was "21 5/12 years" old at death.
  Gender	Male
  Military	Sat 5 May 1917	Fort Sam Houston, Bexar County, Texas, USA   [2]
  Military	Jun 1917	Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA   [2, 3]
  	Estimated date. Likely assigned to Fort Crockett or one of the other Galveston coastal batteries.
  	Agency: 3 Co, Galveston C A C
  Military	Mon 14 Jan 1918	France
  	"He sailed from New York to France January 14, having been sent from Galveston to New York only a short time before the date he sailed."
  	Agency: Auto Repair Det, 1St Sep Brig, C A C
  Death	Sat 26 Jan 1918	France   [1]
  Burial	I'm not at all clear on where he's buried. He’s memorialized on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Suresnes American Cemetery in Paris and is listed as “Missing in Action.” But his Army Death Record reports that he died of pneumonia, and the memorial at Find-A-Grave says “Died on the S.S. (sic) Carpathia, buried at sea according to military records.” His death notice in the Marietta Monitor notes that he died four days after arriving in France.
  Person ID	I1889	Robert Mueller Family
  Last Modified	Sun 3 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family	Alma FAY,   b. Sat 26 Dec 1896, Texas, USA d. Mon 24 Dec 1979, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Fri 23 Nov 1917	Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
  Age at Marriage	He was 21 years and 3 months old; She was 20 years and 11 months old. (Were Married 2 months).
  Family ID	F629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Fri 1 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Aug 1896 - Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas, USA Military - Sat 5 May 1917 - Fort Sam Houston, Bexar County, Texas, USA Military - Estimated date. Likely assigned to Fort Crockett or one of the other Galveston coastal batteries. ,Agency: 3 Co, Galveston C A C - Jun 1917 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA Marriage - Fri 23 Nov 1917 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA Military - "He sailed from New York to France January 14, having been sent from Galveston to New York only a short time before the date he sailed.",Agency: Auto Repair Det, 1St Sep Brig, C A C - Mon 14 Jan 1918 - France Death - Sat 26 Jan 1918 - France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Marriage announcement for Oran Davis and Alma Fay.

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary - Davis, Oran Oran Davis' obituary from the Marietta Monitor, 22 Feb 1918.

  
  

• Sources

  [S582] US Army Death Record - Davis, Oran H, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV18-JP9F . [S582] US Army Death Record - Davis, Oran H. [S583] Obituary - Davis, Oran, (The Marietta Monitor).