World War II Honoree

George Elias Davies

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Providence, Rhode Island

Honored By

Wilma Kivett Davies, Nancy Davies Kuzminski and Joyce Davies Clark

Relationship

Wife and Daughters

NOVEMBER 1942: ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. FEBRUARY 1943: CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY AS A NAVAL CADET IN THE V5 (PRE-FLIGHT) PROGRAM AT WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY IN MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT. AUGUST 1943: DUE TO A DIAGNOSED LACK OF COORDINATION WAS ELIMINATED FROM FLIGHT TRAINING. SEPTEMBER 1943: RELEASED FROM THE NAVY AND ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS. OCTOBER 1943: UNDERWENT ARMAMENT TRAINING AT LOWRY FIELD IN DENVER, COLORADO, WHERE HE WAS TRAINED IN THE REPAIR, CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE OF VARIOUS WEAPONS, INCLUDING THE .50 CALIBER MACHINE GUN. JANUARY 1944: TRAINED IN THE OPERATION AND REPAIR OF THE REMOTE-CONTROLLED GUN TURRETS ON THE B-29 AIRCRAFT. JANUARY 1945: PROMOTED TO SERGEANT. JANUARY 1946: HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT SCOTT FIELD IN BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. DECORATIONS: GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.