Frederick Curtice Davis
REcipient of the Navy Cross
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| Intro | REcipient of the Navy Cross | ||
| Places | United States of America | ||
| was | Military officer Soldier Officer | ||
| Work field | Military | ||
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| Birth | 21 October 1915, Rock County, USA | ||
| Death | 7 December 1941Pearl Harbor, USA (aged 26 years) | ||
| Star sign | Libra | ||
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Biography
Frederick Curtice Davis, born 21 October 1915 in Rock County, Wisconsin, enlisted in the Naval Reserve 7 July 1939 and was commissioned ensign 4 September 1940. Serving with an observation squadron aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36), Ensign Davis was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941, and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism at the moment of his death, when he was running forward to take charge of an antiaircraft machine gun battery, since no planes were on board. Davis was from Orfordville, Wisconsin.
Namesake
In 1943, the destroyer escort USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136) was named in his honor.