Chesterfield County Military Veterans~Clyde Ross Davis

 

Clyde Ross Davis was born 28 May 1896, a son of John Washington Davis and Melissa Alice Pittman. He was the eight of fourteen children born into this family. 

World War I (28 July 1914 -11 November 1918) broke out in Europe in 1914; but, the United States did not enter the War until 6 April 1917. We know that Clyde registered for the draft on 5 June 1917. His date of enlistment is not known but we know that he died in France on 3 November 1918. 


 World War I veterans are some of the hardest Veterans to research. Clyde’s death in France in November 1918 suggests that he joined the US Army and was a ground soldier. My notes also show that he was a member of:


Pioneer Infantry,
Company A
56th Div AEF (American Expeditionary Forces)

His tombstone at Zoar UMC Cemetery states that he was “Killed in France Nov. 3, 1918”

Tombstone Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

Clyde’s name is on the “Roll of Honor” near the Chesterfield County Courthouse. It doesn’t look as if a “Military Tombstone” was ever procured for Clyde Ross Davis even though he is entitled to a “free” Military Tombstone” from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).













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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 June 2014); Memorial page for Clyde Ross Davis; (28 May 1896–3 November 1918); Find a Grave memorial # 100287461, Citing Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery; Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
2. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 June 2014), Clyde Ross Davis; citing Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls, 1852503.
3. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Clyde Ross Davis (28 May 1896–3 November 1918), Memorial # 100287461.