Louis Poisson Davis, Sr., Oral History Interview, July 15, 1976; May 26, 1976

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Louis Poisson Davis, Sr., Oral History Interview, July 15, 1976; May 26, 1976

July 15, 1976; May 26, 1976

http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/OH0034/

Captain Davis discusses his career from graduation at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1905 through retirement in 1946. His first sea duty was aboard the USS KEARSARGE in the Caribbean where he describes gunnery practice and a misfire (pp. 2-3) and ship repairs (p. 4). Joining the China Fleet in 1908, Davis discusses the Japanese presence in Manchuria (p. 6), U.S. presence in Hong Kong, duty on the USS GALVESTON, money values, servants, and Chinese executions (pp. 9-12). Aboard the USS DELAWARE in 1910, Davis was involved with engineering and maintenance duties (pp. 17-20). He joined the USS PANTHER, a repair ship, in 1913 and the USS MINNESOTA in 1914 as engineering officer. Davis describes a trip to Veracruz in 1916 and some of the activities of Carranza's presidency (pp. 23-24). Aboard the destroyer USS JARVIS during World War I, he discusses refueling from a tanker at sea (p. 26), patrolling for submarines, and convoying British ships (pp. 28-31).

0.015 Cubic Feet; 3 audiocassettes, 1.5 hours, 55 pages

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