Rank and Name, Seaman First Class Albert Van Davis.
Unit/Placed in, USS Spectacle (AM-305) Mine Sweeper, United States Naval Reserve.
Albert is born approx. on 1922 in Texas.
Father, Martin V. Davis.
Mother, Cora I. Davis.
Sister(s), Gladys and Wilma G. Davis.
Brother(s), Cade J. and Von Davis.
Spouse, Corine (Blanding) Davis.
Albert enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 8433599.
Albert was KIA when after the damage and from the First Kamikaze the USS Spectacle it was attacked by a Kamikaze for the second time on 25 May 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Albert is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
Thanks to, https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5369.html
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
