Son of Ellis W. Davidson (1890-1948) and Mildred Florence Burgess Davidson.
"IWO JIMA (Delayed). Army-Marine Corps cooperation never completed a happier mission than on an Iwo Jima beach this afternoon, when an Army father and a Marine son met for the first time in two years. The father, Lieut. Col. Ellis W. Davidson, of 1825 19th Street, NW, Washington, D. C, an Army public relations officer had heard via service grapevine that his son was wounded on Iwo Jima. The son, Major Robert II. Davidson, who formerly lived at 5 Elmwood Avenue. Rye, N. Y., is one of the Marine Corps' youngest combat battalion commanders. His outfit, the Second Battalion, 23rd Marines, spearheaded the Fourth Division's assault on one of the toughest of this embattled island's tough defenses, and broke the back of the enemy's main counterattacks. In the terrific barrage, a Jap shell scored a direct hit on Major Davidson's command post. Most of his staff were knocked out, and the Major himself temporarily deafened by concussion. Three days later he was back in command in time to receive the biggest surprise of the campaign. Lieut. Col. Davidson, whom his son had believed to be in the European theater, drove up in a jeep, after arriving by plane from a nearby base. The Colonel was equally surprised to find ins son well and taking charge of a staff conference. The Davidson family service reunion would have been complete with the presence of another son, Richard, who is a Navy gunner's mate somewhere in the Atlantic." - The Rye Chronicle, Rye N.Y., Friday, May 04, 1945, First Page.
"IWO JIMA (Delayed). Army-Marine Corps cooperation never completed a happier mission than on an Iwo Jima beach this afternoon, when an Army father and a Marine son met for the first time in two years. The father, Lieut. Col. Ellis W. Davidson, of 1825 19th Street, NW, Washington, D. C, an Army public relations officer had heard via service grapevine that his son was wounded on Iwo Jima. The son, Major Robert II. Davidson, who formerly lived at 5 Elmwood Avenue. Rye, N. Y., is one of the Marine Corps' youngest combat battalion commanders. His outfit, the Second Battalion, 23rd Marines, spearheaded the Fourth Division's assault on one of the toughest of this embattled island's tough defenses, and broke the back of the enemy's main counterattacks. In the terrific barrage, a Jap shell scored a direct hit on Major Davidson's command post. Most of his staff were knocked out, and the Major himself temporarily deafened by concussion. Three days later he was back in command in time to receive the biggest surprise of the campaign. Lieut. Col. Davidson, whom his son had believed to be in the European theater, drove up in a jeep, after arriving by plane from a nearby base. The Colonel was equally surprised to find ins son well and taking charge of a staff conference. The Davidson family service reunion would have been complete with the presence of another son, Richard, who is a Navy gunner's mate somewhere in the Atlantic." - The Rye Chronicle, Rye N.Y., Friday, May 04, 1945, First Page.
Son of Ellis W. Davidson (1890-1948) and Mildred Florence Burgess Davidson.
"IWO JIMA (Delayed). Army-Marine Corps cooperation never completed a happier mission than on an Iwo Jima beach this afternoon, when an Army father and a Marine son met for the first time in two years. The father, Lieut. Col. Ellis W. Davidson, of 1825 19th Street, NW, Washington, D. C, an Army public relations officer had heard via service grapevine that his son was wounded on Iwo Jima. The son, Major Robert II. Davidson, who formerly lived at 5 Elmwood Avenue. Rye, N. Y., is one of the Marine Corps' youngest combat battalion commanders. His outfit, the Second Battalion, 23rd Marines, spearheaded the Fourth Division's assault on one of the toughest of this embattled island's tough defenses, and broke the back of the enemy's main counterattacks. In the terrific barrage, a Jap shell scored a direct hit on Major Davidson's command post. Most of his staff were knocked out, and the Major himself temporarily deafened by concussion. Three days later he was back in command in time to receive the biggest surprise of the campaign. Lieut. Col. Davidson, whom his son had believed to be in the European theater, drove up in a jeep, after arriving by plane from a nearby base. The Colonel was equally surprised to find ins son well and taking charge of a staff conference. The Davidson family service reunion would have been complete with the presence of another son, Richard, who is a Navy gunner's mate somewhere in the Atlantic." - The Rye Chronicle, Rye N.Y., Friday, May 04, 1945, First Page.
"IWO JIMA (Delayed). Army-Marine Corps cooperation never completed a happier mission than on an Iwo Jima beach this afternoon, when an Army father and a Marine son met for the first time in two years. The father, Lieut. Col. Ellis W. Davidson, of 1825 19th Street, NW, Washington, D. C, an Army public relations officer had heard via service grapevine that his son was wounded on Iwo Jima. The son, Major Robert II. Davidson, who formerly lived at 5 Elmwood Avenue. Rye, N. Y., is one of the Marine Corps' youngest combat battalion commanders. His outfit, the Second Battalion, 23rd Marines, spearheaded the Fourth Division's assault on one of the toughest of this embattled island's tough defenses, and broke the back of the enemy's main counterattacks. In the terrific barrage, a Jap shell scored a direct hit on Major Davidson's command post. Most of his staff were knocked out, and the Major himself temporarily deafened by concussion. Three days later he was back in command in time to receive the biggest surprise of the campaign. Lieut. Col. Davidson, whom his son had believed to be in the European theater, drove up in a jeep, after arriving by plane from a nearby base. The Colonel was equally surprised to find ins son well and taking charge of a staff conference. The Davidson family service reunion would have been complete with the presence of another son, Richard, who is a Navy gunner's mate somewhere in the Atlantic." - The Rye Chronicle, Rye N.Y., Friday, May 04, 1945, First Page.
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