In Memoriam William K. Davis Feb. 16, 2023 – All Otsego

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In Memoriam

William K. Davis

Passed on Feb. 16, 2023

William K. Davis

OTEGO—William K. Davis of Otego passed away February 16, 2023 in Davenport, Florida, following a very brief illness.

Bill was born in Binghamton to Horace and Margaret Kruger White. He grew up in upstate New York with his adoptive parents, Charles Davis and Amelia Parker Davis.

Bill was a graduate of Sidney High School.

He enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and served as a radio communications operator on B-17s and B-29s in the Pacific Theater. After the war, Bill was assigned to Lt. Gen. Patrick Timberlake’s personal command, which carried him to Singapore and points in between.

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