World War II Honoree

Frank Lubbock Davies, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Enid, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1945. SERVED AS A RADARMAN IN THE AMERICAN THEATER DURING THE WAR. SERVED ABOARD THE MISCELLANEOUS SHIP USS HAMILTON (AG-111), A CONVERTED DESTROYER, DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF THE WAR. THE SHIP PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIMENTAL MINE-SWEEPING DUTIES ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST OUT OF SANTA BARBARA. CONTINUED SERVICE ABOARD THE DESTROYER-MINESWEEPER USS HOBSON (DMS-26), AND THE FAST MINESWEEPER USS FITCH (DMS-25) IN MINESWEEPING OPERATIONS AND TRAINING OFF THE EAST COAST AND IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.