View source for GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR., LT, USN

{{KeyDates|name_class=George Davis, Jr. '35|DoB=December 5, 1913|DoD=February 4, 1942|Age=28}}

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|LBName=GEORGE ELLIOT DAVIS, JR.
|LBHometown=Troy, New York
|LBNickname="Oscar" "Dave"
|LBText=COULD he be thinking of those candidate days when he spent many carefree hours thither and very, very yon? Or perhaps he's thinking of the fateful step that ended in Plebe Summer, when he tried to decide between being an athlete or just another good fellow. Maybe, on choosing both, he is trying to figure out by how many laps he won his first track meet. Oh, he's counting on both hands now, and there seem to be a shortage of fingers. It's mathematics, to be sure, his favorite pastime. But wait; he's mumbling, recalling, perhaps that last leave in Troy. Oh, I can hear it now! "Three, six, two. Hurrah, I can drag this week-end!"
|LBECAs=''Cross Country 4. Boxing 4. Track 4, 3, 2, 1. Class Water Polo 3. 1 P.O.''}}

== Loss ==
George was [http://www.naval-history.net/WW2UScasaaDB-USNbyDATE4202.htm lost] when [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Houston_(CA-30) USS Houston (CA 30)] was damaged by a bomb to her No. 3 turret in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Makassar_Strait Battle of Makassar Strait] on February 4, 1942. He was the [http://www.usshouston.org/BlueBonnetFiles/2015/bb_dec2015.pdf #3 Turret Officer].

His wife was [http://www.naval-history.net/WW2UScasaaDB-USNbyNameD.htm listed as] next of kin. He [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56751526/george-e-davis is buried in] Manilla, Philippines.

== Namesake ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_E._Davis USS George E. Davis (DE 357)] was named in George's honor; the ship was sponsored by his widow.

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