World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond S. Davis
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Miami, Florida
Honored By
Raymond S. Davis
SERVED ON USS DICKERSON DD-157 FROM 1940 TO 1942. ASSIGNED USS NORMANDY, FLOYD BENNETT FIELD. 1944, ASSIGNED TO LST 560. PARTICIPATED IN INVASIONS AT Palawan ISLAND AND BRUNEI BAY, BORNEO. WITH FIRST OCCUPATION FORCES IN JAPAN, SEPTEMBER 1945. PARTICIPATED IN THE ASSAULT TALISAY BEACH, CEBU, PHILIPPINES ISLANDS ON MARCH 26, 1945. TRANSFERRED TO LST 712 FOR CONTINUING OCCUPATION OF JAPAN, BASED AT NAVAL BASE AT SASABO. RETURNED STATESIDE IN 1947 FOR DISCHARGE.