Other Events:

• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Taunton - DNA Family 024

Notes:

Harold Davenport graduated from Berkeley High School and the University of California.  At the time of World War II, he was principal of the Herbert Hoover School in Burlingame, San Mateo County, California.

During World War II he received a commission in the United States Army and served for 18 months in the provost marshal general's assignments at Fort Custer, Michigan, and Fort Sam Houston, Texas.  He served three years in China with General Wedemeyer.  He served as theatre marshal in China and as a team commander in Manchuria.   He returned to the United States in 1947.  Later he served as Deputy Provost Marshal, European command, stationed at Heidelberg, Germany.  Among his decorations were the Legion of Merit, the Army Commendation Ribbon with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Chinese Order of  Jun Hei Pel.  In 1951 he was a Colonel in the United States Army.   In 1953 he was stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of George Hall of Taunton, Massachusetts.

Harold married Calista May Frampton on 19 Jun 1930 in Claremont, Los Angeles County, California. Calista (daughter of Mendal Garbutt Frampton and Marian Kirby) was born on 1 Aug 1906; died on 20 Oct 2000 in Portland, Clackamas County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

D.E. married Capt. A.D. Wedemeyer [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]