World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Dwight Edward Davis
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Holdenville, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. WAS ABOARD THE FIRST AMERICAN FIGHTING SHIP THAT ENTERED THE HARBOR AT TOKYO, JAPAN AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO MEET WITH GENERAL MACARTHUR WHILE AT TOKYO BAY. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.