army historian Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 (edited) As you all know ,I have been working on William Lee Davis' Navy group with the Yangtze Medal, from last year. Well I finally received another 4 inches of copy paperwork from the National Archives. This is his Officer's records. Other than supplying his ships and assignments, there were 4 copies of photos of him 1949-1956. He retired as a Commander in 1956. I also acquired his engraved sword and a 20 Feb. 1942 Neptune Certificate (USS Indianapolis) from the dealer I had gotten the medals from. First he did serve on the USS Henley, but not during Pearl Harbor. He transferred to the USS Indianapolis in Aug. 1941, and was on her when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The Indianapolis was at Johnson Island practicing shore bombardments. He also earned the following medals: WW2 Navy Occupation Medal with Asia bar; China Service Medal (extended); National Defense Medal; Korea Service Medal, and UN Korean Service Medal. He had 4 campaign stars on his Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal. Here are the photos. Cheers Captain Albert 1949 1952 1956 Edited June 19, 2013 by army historian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogi Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Fantastic it is great to see when the National Archives get a hit in the records Thank you for sharing with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
army historian Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Thanks Rogi, Yes it is nice when the Archives comes through. I especially liked the photos - I try to collect, or find photo ID'd groups. Captain Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Nice !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Nice job! Did he retire as a Commander? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
army historian Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Yes Paul he retired as a Commander, like the last photo. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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