World War II Honoree

Douglas A. Davidson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Joan L. Davidson

Relationship

Wife

AEROGRAPHER SECOND CLASS, WEATHERMAN, FIREFIGHTER. ENLISTED AND COMPLETED BOOT TRAINING AT U.S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER-GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. AFTER SPECIALIZED TRAINING AT WEATHER CENTRAL, HAWAII, WAS ASSIGNED ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS YORKTOWN CV-10, TASK FORCE 50, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN ALL MAJOR COMBAT ACTIONS BEGINNING WITH THE ATTACK ON MARCUS ISLAND, THEN WAKE, GILBERT ISLANDS, MARSHALL ISLANDS, TRUK, MARIANA ISLANDS, HOLLANDIA, GUAM, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA, AND FINALLY CONCENTRATED CARRIER ACTION AGAINST TOKYO AND THE JAPANESE HOMELAND UNTIL WAR'S END. AFTER SURRENDER AND OCCUPATION DUTY, RETURNED TO SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, THEN TO GREAT LAKES FOR SEPARATION FROM THE SERVICE. AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 10 BATTLE STARS.