World War II Honoree

Preston A. Davis, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Norfolk, Virginia

Honored By

Preston A. Davis

SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM AUGUST 1943 TO MARCH 1946. INDUCTED IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, AUGUST 1943. SERVED A FEW WEEKS AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND, THEN SEVERAL MONTHS AT FORT MCCAIN, MISSISSIPPI AND A SIMILAR PERIOD AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. MY UNIT, THE WOOD QUARTERMASTER CORPS HEAVY TRUCK COMPANY, DEPARTED FOR EUROPE IN DECEMBER 1944, ARRIVING IN FRANCE. IN JANUARY TO MAY 1945, THE UNIT PROVIDED BRIDGING EQUIPMENT FOR CROSSING THE RHINE RIVER, GASOLINE, RATIONS, AND OTHER SUPPLIES TO THE 7TH ARMY AND 3RD ARMY. WHEN THE WAR IN EUROPE ENDED, I WAS IMMEDIATELY DEPLOYED TO THE PHILIPPINES IN PREPARATION FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN. I RETURNED TO THE U.S. FOR DISCHARGE, MARCH 1946.