World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Doyle W. Davis
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ponca City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
LEFT COLLEGE TO ENTER MILITARY SERVICE. SERVED OVERSEAS AS A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER WITH NAVY FIGHTER SQUADRON VFN-91 ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CV-31). HIS SHIP DEPARTED NORFOLK, VIRGINIA ON MARCH 19, 1945 TO JOIN THE PACIFIC FLEET AND ARRIVED AT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII ON APRIL 5, 1945. FOLLOWING TRAINING IN HAWAIIAN WATERS, THE CARRIER OPERATED OFF OKINAWA IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS BEGINNING JUNE 6, 1945. DURING JUNE 7-10, 1945 THE SHIP JOINED IN THE ATTACKS ON OKINO DAITO JIMA AND THEN TOOK PART IN AIR STRIKES AGAINST JAPAN FROM JULY 2 TO AUGUST 15, 1945. THE CARRIER REMAINED OFF JAPAN UNTIL SEPTEMBER 16, 1945 AND AFTER TRAINING OFF GUAM IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS, PROCEEDED TO SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ARRIVING OCTOBER 20, 1945. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.