World War II Honoree

Harley B. Davis

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Des Moines, Iowa

Honored By

Alan Davis

Relationship

Son

ENTERED THE ARMY AS A RIFLEMAN IN A RIFLE PLATOON WHEN THE IOWA NATIONAL GUARD WAS MOBILIZED. TRANSFERRED TO AND COMPLETED CADET FLIGHT TRAINING 1942 AS BOMBARDIER IN VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA. FLEW 61 COMBAT MISSIONS WITH 500 B-17 COMBAT HOURS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC OUT OF HENDERSON FIELD, GUADALCANAL. CREDITED WITH SINKING JAPANESE CRUISER NEAR SHORTLAND ISLAND SOUTH OF BOUGAINVILLE, JANUARY 18, 1943. CONTINUED THE WAR EFFORT AS A BOMBARDIER INSTRUCTOR, ENTERING FLIGHT TRAINING IN 1944, EVENTUALLY BECOMING A B-25 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR BY WARS END. DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER.