World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lawrence A. Davis
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Lawrence R. Davis
Relationship
Son
ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS SEPTEMBER 10, 1942. SENT TO FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA FOR PROCESSING. SENT TO SHEPPARD FIELD, TEXAS FOR GLIDER MECHANIC SCHOOL WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 1942. ASSIGNED TO DEL VALLEY AIRFIELD IN AUSTIN, TEXAS TO THE 45TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, 316TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP. DEPARTED FOR OVERSEAS DECEMBER 12, 1942 VIA NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, SUEZ AND FAYID, EGYPT AND ALGIERS TO THE 10TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, 60TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP, 51ST TROOP CARRIER WING, IN RELIZANE, ALGERIA. WENT TO LA SENIA AIRFIELD, ORAN, ALGERIA IN EARLY MAY 1943 AND TO CAZES AIRFIELD, CASABLANCA, MOROCCO, LATER IN MAY TO ASSEMBLE CG-4 GLIDERS. RETURNED TO RELIZANE, THEN FERRIED GLIDERS FROM CAZES TO EL DJEM AIRFIELD, TUNISIA WHERE THEY PREPARED FOR AND CONDUCTED 'OPERATION HUSKY,' THE SICILIAN INVASION. SEPTEMBER 1943, MOVED TO GELA AIR FIELD, SICILY AND NOVEMBER 1943 TO GERBINI AIRFIELD, WEST OF CATANIA, SICILY. MAY AND JUNE 1944 WAS SPENT AT BRINDISI AIRFIELD, ITALY WORKING ON C-47 AIRCRAFT FOR THE BALKAN AIR COMBAT, BALKANS CAMPAIGN. IN JULY 1944 WAS SENT TO PONTE OLIVIA AIRFIELD, SICILY, TO MAINTAIN GLIDERS. SEPTEMBER 1944 DEPARTED FOR MARCIGLIANA AIRFIELD, ROME, ITALY TO MAINTAIN GLIDERS AND TRAIN INFANTRY TROOPS TO LOAD, SECURE EQUIPMENT AND FLY FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHTS IN THE CG-4 WHILE PREPARING FOR OPERATION DRAGOON, SOUTHERN FRANCE. SEPTEMBER 1944 MOVED TO GUIDONIA AIRFIELD, EAST OF ROME TO MAINTAIN GLIDERS. IN AUGUST 1945, TRANSFERRED TO THE 62ND TROOP CARRIER GROUP, LEGHORN, ITALY AND THEN TO NAPLES, ITALY. DEPARTED ITALY ON A VICTORY SHIP AUGUST 24, 1945. DISCHARGED SEPTEMBER 8, 1945 AT CAMP CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS. HONORED BY THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 9 SERVICE STARS, EGYPT-LIBYA, TUNISIA, SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, NORTH APENNINES, PO VALLEY, AIR BALKANS, SOUTHERN FRANCE; DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, AIR COMBAT BALKANS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.