World War II Honoree

James C. Davis

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ruby, South Carolina

Honored By

Kathleen L. Davis and Judy Vincent

Relationship

Daughters

HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. HE WAS AT PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941 AS A CHIEF PHARMACIST'S MATE ATTACHED TO THE U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL. HE SERVED ON THE USS DORSEY FROM MARCH 1942 TO APRIL 1943. FROM 1943 TO SEPTEMBER 1944 HE WAS ASSIGNED TO U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL IN NORMAND, OKLAHOMA. HE SERVED ON THE USS NAVARRO (APA-215), U.S. PACIFIC FLEET, AS PART OF TASK FORCE 33 (TOYOTA OCCUPATION FORCE) WHICH LANDED TROOPS AND SUPPLIED FOR THE OCCUPATION OF TOKYO FROM NOVEMBER 1944 TO NOVEMBER 1945. HE RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL, AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.