Frederick Curtice Davis

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Frederick Curtice Davis
October 21, 1915(1915-10-21) – December 7, 1941 (aged 26)
Place of birth	Rock County, Wisconsin
Place of death	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1939–1941
Rank	Ensign
Unit	USS Nevada (BB-36)
Battles/wars	Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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 machinegun battery, since no planes were on board.

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In 1943, the destroyer escort USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136) was named in his honor.

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This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

• Frederick C. Davis. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.