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Daniel Davis Sr.
Davis family patriarch
No confirmed unit has been identified
About 1746–1846 · Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana
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Their Service.
Our Memory.
Honoring members of the Rocco, Dutton, and Davis families who served from the American Revolution through Vietnam—and preserving the lives they lived beyond the uniform.
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Meet the families behind the records.
Each branch has its own history, relationships, and sources. Individual profiles can grow without losing sight of how these families connect.
The Davis Family
The Davis Family
From Revolutionary-era family records to the Davis line that became part of the Dutton family.
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Israel Davis
Davis family ancestor
No confirmed military unit or service record
1825–1873 · Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
Read his story →The Dutton Family
The Dutton Family
Service spanning World War I, World War II, and Vietnam across two generations.
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Walter Allen Dutton
Sergeant
5th Field Artillery · Regular Army
Regular Army service · 1911–1919 · France
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Kenneth F. Dutton
First Lieutenant
Company B, 24th Armored Engineer Battalion, 4th Armored Division
Died of wounds in France · 24 September 1944
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Ralph Leslie Dutton
Aircrew member
Bomber crew · exact group and squadron under research
Approximately 37–40 missions · wounded in Italy
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Eldon Walter Dutton
Chief Petty Officer
Naval aviation · Oxnard, California documented in a wartime family account
2 April 1940–4 April 1946 · Pearl Harbor survivor
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LaVerne Everette Dutton
Marine aviation serviceman
Marine air service · aerology training in Hawaii
Enlisted July 1942 · service chronology under research
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Wayne E. Dutton
Lieutenant Colonel
Army aviation · 13th Aviation Battalion documented in 1966
Career Army service · 1946–1970
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Wallace H. Dutton
Seaman Apprentice
OI Division · USS Pine Island (AV-12)
Documented aboard USS Pine Island · 1966
Read his story →The Rocco Family
The Rocco Family
Brothers and descendants whose service stories reach from Italy in World War II to Korea.
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Peter Rocco
Private First Class
Company L, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Killed by enemy shelling near Cisterna di Littoria · 6 April 1944
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Anthony Rocco
Technician Fifth Grade
Company A, 2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion, Separate (Provisional)
Killed on a partisan supply mission near Livigno · 13 April 1945
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Richard Rocco Sr.
Corporal
8th Army Ranger Company · 8213th Army Unit
1930–2002 · Korean War Ranger veteran
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Service across generations.
1778–1783
Daniel Davis Sr.
American RevolutionService alleged in his 1845 pension claim; proof was not accepted.
1861–1865
Israel Davis
Civil War eraMilitary service has not yet been documented.
1911–1919
Walter A. Dutton
World War IRegular Army; Mexico and France.
1940–1946
Eldon W. Dutton
World War IINavy service; Pearl Harbor survivor.
July 1942
LaVerne Dutton
World War IIEnlisted; Marine aviation training.
6 Apr 1944
Peter Rocco
World War IIKilled by enemy shelling near Cisterna di Littoria, Italy.
Dates sought
Ralph L. Dutton
World War IIAAF bomber missions; wounded in Italy.
24 Sep 1944
Kenneth Dutton
World War IIDied of wounds in France.
13 Apr 1945
Anthony Rocco
World War IIKilled on an aerial supply mission to Italian partisans near Livigno.
Korean War
Richard Rocco Sr.
Korean War8th Army Ranger Co.
1946–1970
Wayne E. Dutton
Vietnam WarCareer Army officer; served in Vietnam.
1966
Wallace H. Dutton
Vietnam WarOI Division, USS Pine Island.
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Why preserve these stories?
Because a name on a record was once a whole life.
This archive is dedicated to members of the Rocco, Dutton, and Davis families who served from the American Revolution through Vietnam. It is for relatives today—and generations who may one day wonder who these men were and how they were remembered.
Service records matter, but they are only one chapter. As the archive grows, each profile will preserve family, work, personality, photographs, letters, and the ordinary details that make a person more than a rank and unit.