Ralph Kirby Davidson (1920 - 2002)

Born 13 May 1920 in Faulk, South Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Died 13 Dec 2002 at age 82 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Biography

Ralph was in a military record on 25 September 1942 in Ft Snelling, Minnesota, United States.^[1]

Ralph (age 25), son of Harland F Davidson & Ellen Hammond, married Elizabeth Branyon (age 23) on 11 June 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States.^[2]

Ralph died (age 81) on 13 December 2002.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946", database
   citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland
   FamilySearch Record: K85J-V9R (accessed 3 May 2024)
   Name: Ralph K Davidson; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Military Service Date: 25 Sep 1942; Military Service Place: Ft Snelling, Minnesota, United States; Birth Date: 1921; Birth Place: SOUTH DAKOTA; Arc Identifier: 1263923; Branch Alpha Orig: SC; Branch Code: Signal Corps; Branch Code Orig: 90; Civil Occupation: Authors, editors, and reporters; Civil Occupation Orig: 006; Component: Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status); Component Orig: 3; Deferment Month: 00; Deferment Year: 33; Education: 4 years of high school; Education Orig: 4; Enlistment Day: 25; Enlistment Month: Sep; Enlistment Month Orig: 09; Enlistment Place: FT SNELLING MINNESOTA; Enlistment Place Orig: 7435; Enlistment Year: 1942; Enlistment Year Orig: 42; Event Type: Military Service; Grade Alpha Orig: PVT; Grade Code: Private; Grade Code Orig: 8; Major Force Of Assign: 1; Military Occupation: 7316; Reel Box Card: 02512.108; Serial Number: 17109526; Source: Civil Life; Source Orig: 0.
2. ↑ Marriage: "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", database with images
   citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,115,598
   FamilySearch Record: K8KW-KJ7 (accessed 3 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G93H-H5N1
   Ralph W Davidson (25) marriage to Elizabeth Branyon (23) on 11 Jun 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
3. ↑ Death: "United States Social Security Death Index", database
   citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
   FamilySearch Record: V9L7-NJ7 (accessed 3 May 2024)
   Ralph K Davidson death 13 Dec 2002 (born 13 May 1921).
4. ↑ Death: "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database
   citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
   FamilySearch Record: 6KWW-XW56 (accessed 3 May 2024)
   Ralph Kirby Davidson death 13 Dec 2002 (born 13 May 1921).