Louis Poisson Davis, Jr., Papers, 1937-2002

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Louis Poisson Davis, Jr., Papers, 1937-2002

1937-2002

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0452

Papers (1937-2002) including correspondence, diary, log books, newspaper clippings, military papers, photographs, identification cards and miscellaneous items related to the life of Louis Poisson Davis, Jr., a U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander during World War II serving aboard submarines USS Salmon and the USS S-18.

1.5 Cubic Feet, 2 archival boxes and 2 oversize folders

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East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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Davis, Louis Poisson, Jr., 1919-

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Louis Poisson Davis, Jr., son of Captain Louis Poisson Davis (1883-1978), was a 1941 graduate of the Naval Academy. He saw action in the Pacific during World War II beginning at Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Reid. In August 1942, he transferred to submarines and made war patrols aboard the USS Salmon. He later took command of his own submarine, the S-18. Following a disagreement with his squadron commander, Davis was relieved of command and resigned from the Navy in 1945. He later had a career in ...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Salmon (Submarine : SS-182)

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Reid (Ship : DD-369)

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S-13 (Submarine)

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