Davis, Jack R., 1922-

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Davis (b. 1922) grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and served with the 422nd Regiment of the 106th Infantry Division. He was taken prisoner by the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge and later liberated by American troops. Davis eventually settled in Madison, Wisconsin and retired from work at the Agronomy Department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1986.

From the description of Oral history interview with Jack Davis [sound recording], 2001. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 53018248

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creatorOf Davis, Jack R., 1922-. Oral history interview with Jack Davis [sound recording], 2001. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
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Wisconsin--Madison
Germany
Wisconsin--La Crosse County
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Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
Prisoners of war
Soldiers
Soldiers
Veterans
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1922

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