World War II Honoree

Lloyd Taylor Davis

Branch of Service

U.S. Merchant Marine

Hometown

Darien, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WITH THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE NAVAL FORCES AS A WARRANT RADIO ELECTRICIAN ON THE SS JAMES LICK OF THE MATSON NAVIGATION LINES OF SEATTLE. HE PARTICIPATED IN MANY OF THE ACTIONS IN THE WAR INCLUDING OKINAWA, GUADALCANAL AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. HE ALSO SERVED IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE AFTER THE SERVICE IN THE MERCHANT MARINE.