World War II Honoree

Lyle Henry Davis

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bassett, Nebraska

Relationship

Self

LYLE VOLUNTEERED FOR SERVICE AND WAS INDUCTED INTO THE U S NAVY ON 6 JUNE 1944 AT OMAHA, NE. HE RECEIVED HIS BOOT TRAINING AT U S NAVAL TRAINING STATION, FARRAGUT, ID, AS GUNNER'S MATE. HE WAS SENT TO SAN DIEGO THEN TO TREASURE ISLAND WHERE HE WAS TO BE ASSIGNED A SHIP. A NEW BASE, SHOEMAKER, CA WAS BEING BUILT WHICH WAS A RECEIVING BASE FOR THE WOUNDED FORM THE PACIFIC AREA. LYLE WAS SENT THERE, HIS POSITION WAS CHANGED TO DISPERCING OFFICER. AS THE WOUNDED CAME IN, LYLE HELPED DISPERCE THEMN TO HOSPITALS CLOSER TO THERE HOMES. HE CONTINUED THIS WORK UNTIL 17 DECEMBER 1945 WHEN HE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE NAVY AT SHOEMAKER CA.