World War II Honoree

Richard Stanley Davis

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bakersburg, Oklahoma

Honored By

Linda Tranbarger

Relationship

Daughter

SEAMAN FIRST CLASS. BASED AT THE NAVAL ARMED GUARD CENTER IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. SERVED AS ARMED GUARD, MANNING THE GUNS ON LIBERTY SHIPS WHICH WERE CIVILIAN CARGO SHIPS DELIVERING SUPPLIES ACROSS THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC. SERVED ABOARD THE SS HENRY WARD BEECHER, SS JOHN WOOLMAN, SS THOMAS STONE, SS BUTTON GWINNETT, SS CYRUS ADLER, AND THE SS IDA M. TARBELL. WAS AWARDED WITH THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.