World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard Louis Davis
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Freeport, Illinois
Honored By
Virginia Davis & family
INDUCTED ON AUGUST 25, 1938. SAILED WITH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN THE SUMMER OF 1939. SERVED ON THE USS PENNSYLVANIA, USS ENTERPRISE, USS NEW MEXICO AND USS HARRIS IN THE PACIFIC. WAS PART OF INITIAL RESPONSE TO PROVIDE AID FOLLOWING ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. SERVED AS PART OF TASK FORCE THAT BOMBED JAPANESE TARGETS IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IN 1943. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON AUGUST 31, 1945 AS A MUSICIAN 1ST CLASS.