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Captain (MC) Robert G. Davis (NSN: 0-7497), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in August 1945.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain (MC)

    Action Date:

    December 1941 – May 1942
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 355 (October 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain (MC) Robert G. Davis (NSN: 0-7497), United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Medical Officer in Command of the U.S. Naval Hospital and U.S. Naval Medical Supply Depot, Canacao, Philippine Islands, and as District Medical Officer, from December 1941 to May 1942.