Mike Connelly emailed me yesterday that he had found what looked like a Find A Grave memorial for Seawolf Charles Lee DAVIS, AO1, Gunner, Det 5, 6/4/1968 to 5/27/1969.
Mike knew he was from Georgia and it appeared to be him. He asked if I could check it out, and unfortunately it was him.
From the birth and death dates, I was able to find the SSN and cross checked it in the Navy Awards site and confirmed this person received the same awards that I knew Charles had received, and during the same time of Charles' tour.
Name: Charles Davis
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1945
Death Date: 30 Mar 1972
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 13 Jun 1963
Release Date 1: 30 Mar 1972 [day he died!]
CHARLES L. DAVIS AF 22-Jul-1969 23-Nov-1968 23-Nov-1968 [Air Medal, Individual Action]
CHARLES L. DAVIS AS 31-Jul-1969 01-Sep-1968 01-Apr-1969 [Air Medal, Strike/Flight]
CHARLES L. DAVIS CV 31-Dec-1969 01-Oct-1968 01-Nov-1968 [Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (w/Combat V)
Through ancestry I found:
Charles Lee Davis
Birth 20 Aug 1945 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Death 30 Mar 1972 in Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Duval County, Florida
6'0", 200 lbs, blonde hair, green eyes.
Parents: Johnny Jefferson Davis, Mamie Pauline Stover
Shows he is married with two daughters who are all still living, so no names shown.
Also found his boot camp photo.
Find A Grave Memorial LinkNavy Together We Served Shadowbox ProfileI had been trying to find relatives of a different grave site with the name Charles Lee Davis - US NAVY, but had a 1940 birthdate.
Thanks Mike, for finding him.Of 2,552 confirmed Seawolf names, 358 Navy Seawolves still remain to be found, which includes 29 Plank Owners, and 7 prior Association Members we’ve lost contact with.
Sadly, we now have 508 confirmed DAT (Died After Tour), (19.91%).
Dan
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