Ms Alberta spoke a lot of one young man she knew, went
to school with and was friends with; and under different circumstances, might have
married. That young man was Calvin Engle Davenport. When he went off to war he carried
a picture of Ms Alberta and they corresponded as much as was possible during the
war. I found one V mail letter from him to her in one album.
Ms Alberta had his sterling silver ID bracelet among
her affects. Inside are a picture of Engle in uniform and Ms Alberta. The same picture,
but cut down to fit the bracelet, that I posted of Ms Alberta with her little sister
Sue in the background.
As I was going through Ms Alberta’s photo albums I found
this picture of Engle. I felt that it should be added to Ms Alberta’s blog. She
spoke so often of this young man who gave his life while defending our freedoms.
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| Calvin Engle Davenport, born April 3, 1924 - killed in action, Germany July 15, 1944 |
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