World War II Honoree

Freddie Adam Moses Davenport, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Carbondale, West Virginia

Honored By

Timothy Carl Davenport

Relationship

Son

AT THE AGE OF 18, DRAFTED INTO THE U.S. NAVY FROM CARBONDALE, WEST VIRGINIA. SERVED AS STEWARD'S MATE 1ST CLASS ON THE USS LANDER APA-178 FOR 16 1/2 MONTHS, FROM JUNE 13, 1944 TO AUGUST 1946. HE COMPLETED BOOT CAMP IN BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND. THEN HE SET SAIL FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON WITH HIS UNIT TO COMMISSION SHIP. HE SAILED IN BATTLE THROUGH THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, OKINAWA, MATSUYAMA, WAKIYAMA, JAPAN; THE PHILIPPINES, GUAM AND PEARL HARBOR. RECEIVED 2 BATTLE STARS (BARS FOR OKINAWA AND IWO JIMA), AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. RECEIVED AN INVITATION TO BOARD THE USS MISSOURI FOR A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD TO WITNESS THE SIGNING OF THE PEACE TREATY BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE U.S. HE DECLINED THE OFFER IN ORDER TO RETURN HOME AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN AUGUST 1946.