World War II Honoree

Fred G. Davis

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Nashville, Tennessee

Honored By

Betty Davis

Relationship

Wife

SERVED MARCH 6, 1943 TO FEBRUARY 14, 1946. DRAFTED MARCH 6, 1943. SENT TO FORT OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA, THEN TO CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI. SIXTEEN WEEKS BASIC TRAINING. VOLUNTEERED FOR PARACHUTE TROOPS. SENT TO FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. ASSIGNED TO CADRE, 1ST PARACHUTE TRAINING REGIMENT. ESTABLISHED A SUPPLY PROCESSING CENTER. PROMOTED TO STAFF SERGEANT. QUALIFIED AIR CADET TRAINING. TRANSFERRED TO AIR FORCE, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. RETURNED TO FORT BENNING. SHIPPED TO FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA FOR SOUTH PACIFIC DUTY. ASSIGNED TO COMPANY G, 2ND BATTALION, 182ND INFANTRY REGIMENT OF AMERICAL DIVISION. TO LEYTE ISLAND, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FOR MOP UP WORK. THEN, TO CEBU ISLAND. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON 4TH DAY OF ASSAULT; MARCH 29, 1945. LATER, REJOINED COMPANY G WITH THE JAPAN OCCUPATION, SEPTEMBER 1945 TO JANUARY 1946. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART AND BRONZE STAR MEDAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE, FEBRUARY 14, 1946.