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--...i......--- '-fi X Q-'Ju l,,- ff-' ,X EMM 'K NBER DE F E . UF FREEDUM-2 ll HISTORY OF USS DAVIS CDD-9375 The USS DAVIS QDD-9371 was commis- sioned on 6 March 1957, bearing the name of World War II hero, Commander George F. Davis, who, as Commanding'Officer of the USS WALKE QDD-723j, bravely gave his life in a victorious duel with four Japanese Kamikaze Aircraft. Since its first commission in 1957, DAVIS has led a full and widely travelled existence. In the course of seven Mediterranean deployments, three Western Pacific tours, one South American deployment, two Middle East deploy- ments, one Great Lakes cruise, and numerous Atlantic and Caribbean operations, the ship has earned numerous awards, including the Battle Efficiency E , two Meritorious Unit Citations, the Communications Green C , and the Navy Expeditionary Medal. The USS DAVIS and her crews have always proved ready to respond quickly whatever the mission. It has been on station during numerous crisis situations since its first test in the Cuban Blockade of 1962. DAVIS was again in the Caribbean in 1965 during the Dominican Republic troubles and was steaming in the Mediterranean in 1967 when the Arab-Israeli War broke out. The ship went into combat for the first time in 1966 during her first WESTPAC cruise in the waters off Vietnam. She repeated this journey twice more in the next six years. Despite heavy operational commitments, DAVIS has had the opportunity to take part in exciting tasks like the 1963 recovery operation for Astronaut Gordon Cooper. DAVIS has also visited many fascinat- ing ports on six continents. In 1970, DAVIS was decommissioned to undergo a remodernization program aimed at improving her anti-submarine warfare capabili- ties in the decade of theseventies. The ship was rebuilt from the main deck up and the latest
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