Jack A. Davenport Military person

Jack Arden Davenport (September 7, 1931 – September 21, 1951) was a former Golden Gloves boxer and a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions and sacrifice of life during the Korean War.

Personal facts

Jack A. Davenport
Birth dateSeptember 07, 1931
Birth place
Kansas City Missouri
Date of deathSeptember 21, 1951
Place of death
Korea , Killed in action
Resting place
Missouri , Hickman Mills Kansas City

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
Purple Heart
Medal of Honor
military operations
Korean War
military branch
United States Marine Corps
military unit
3rd Battalion 5th Marines
service start1950
service end1951

Jack A. Davenport on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Davenport_JA.htm
  2. http://www.usmc.mil/moh.nsf/000003c919889c0385255f980058f5b6/000003c919889c0385255fa2007505db?OpenDocument