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Raymond Erwin Davis

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Raymond Erwin Davis

Birth
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA
Death
9 Sep 1965 (aged 78)
Retsil, Kitsap County, Washington, USA
Burial
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Plot
St. Paul, Section 2, Lot 39, Site 4
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U.S. Navy Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Navy as a Quartermaster Third Class on board the "USS Bennington." He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery on July 21, 1905. His citation reads "He displayed extraordinary heroism at the time of the explosion of a boiler on that vessel at San Diego, California." He was awarded the Medal of Honor on January 5, 1906.

U.S. Navy Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Navy as a Quartermaster Third Class on board the "USS Bennington." He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery on July 21, 1905. His citation reads "He displayed extraordinary heroism at the time of the explosion of a boiler on that vessel at San Diego, California." He was awarded the Medal of Honor on January 5, 1906.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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MM2 US Navy
World War I
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