World War II Honoree

Howard Allen Davis

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Shelbyville, Illinois

Honored By

Steve Davis

Relationship

Son

HE COMPLETED HIS BASIC MILITARY TRAINING AT THE GREAT LAKES U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. SERVED AS A POSTAL CLERK AT VARIOUS NAVAL STATIONS WITHIN THE U.S. LATER HE WAS ASSIGNED AND SERVED ABOARD THE TRANSPORT, USS PRESIDENT MONROE (A-104) AND COMPLETED 2 TOURS TO THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN THE OPERATION, ‘MAGIC CARPET’, TRANSPORTING TROOPS HOME FROM JAPAN AFTER ALL HOSTILITIES HAD SEIZED WITH THE JAPANESE ARMED FORCES. ENTERED THE SERVICE MAY 8, 1944 AND HONORABLY DISCHARGED FEBRUARY 14, 1946 AT THE U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.