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Lyal Ament Davidson was born on 12 December 1886 in Muscatine, Iowa. He graduated from Annapolis in 1910 and was commissioned in 1912. He served aboard New Hampshire during the invasion of Vera Cruz in 1914 and was assigned to USS Kansas during WW I. Davidson earned his M.S. from Columbia University in 1917. His next assignment was being an Aide to the Commandant Eleventh Naval District from 1931 to 1934. From 1934 to 1936 he was Commander of the 9th Destroyer Division. He held the position as Commanding Officer of Relief from 1938 to 1939 and Omaha from 1939 to 1940. At the University of Michigan he was the ROTC Instructor from July 1940 to December 1941. In November of 1941 he was promoted to Rear Admiral. Davidson was made Commander of Cruiser Division Eight, Atlantic Fleet 1942 -1944. He was then appointed Commander of Task Force 86 from July to October 1944. Next duty assignment was to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as a member of the State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee 1945-1946. He was promoted to Vice Admiral upon retirement in June 1946. His decorations included two Distinguished Service Medals and two Legions of Merit. Vice Admiral Lyal Ament Davidson died on 29 December 1950 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
USS Davidson (DE-1045) was the first ship to be named in his honor. |
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Postcard from the 1968-1969 WESTPAC cruise, note ship's cancellation stamp |
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April 1967: off Pearl Harbor - Four of USS Hornet's task group on the way to WESTPAC in April 1967. Left to right: Hooper, USS Taylor (DD-468), USS Davidson (DE-1045) and USS Bronstein (DE-1037). Photo taken from USS Evans (DE-1023) port side. USS Bridget (DE-1024) and USS Walker (DD-517) would have been to Evans' starboard side. |
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Refueling underway on her first WESTPAC cruise in 1967. The shorter of the two Officers and one standing to left is Lt. Robert K.U. Kihune who later rose to the rank of Admiral. After retiring, he later went on to become Vice-Chairman and President of the USS Missouri Memorial at Pearl Harbor. (Photo © Russell Crosby) |
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1 May 1983: At sea - An aerial starboard bow view of Davidson underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-01994 by PH1 David MacLean from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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1 May 1983: At sea - An aerial starboard bow view of Davidson underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-01993 by PH1 David MacLean from the DVIC) |
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4 April 1986: At sea - An starboard bow view of Davidson underway off Diamond Head HI. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-08986 by PH3 McGlothlin from the DVIC) |
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1 July 1986: At sea - An aerial starboard bow view of the Destroyer Squadron 35 task group underway during a midshipmen's summer training cruise. The ships are, left to right: guided missile destroyer USS Goldsborough (DDG-20), Davidson, frigate USS Sample (FF-1048), fleet oiler USS Willamette (AO-180), guided missile destroyer USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22), frigate USS Badger (FF-1071), destroyer USS Leftwich (DD 984) and the guided missile cruiser USS Worden (CG-18). (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-03072 by PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn from the DVIC) |
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1 July 1986: At sea - A starboard view of Davidson and USS Sample (FF-1048) underway during a midshipmen's summer training cruise. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-03057 by PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn from the DVIC) |
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1 July 1986: At sea - A port beam view of Davidson underway during a midshipmen's summer training cruise. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-03033,/b> by PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn from the DVIC) |
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1 July 1986: At sea - A starboard bow view of Davidson underway during a midshipmen's summer training cruise. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-0303/i> by PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn from the DVIC) |
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1 July 1986: At sea - Midshipmen and crew members from the destroyer USS Leftwich (DD-984) approach Davidson in a Mark 10 motor whaleboat while participating in a man-overboard drill during a midshipmen's summer training cruise. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-03019 by PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn from the DVIC) |
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1987: At sea - Picture of the Davidson's hanger curtain door with her motto. |
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1 February 1988: NavSta Pearl Harbor HI - A port bow view of Davidson departing Pearl Harbor. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-92-05739 by OS2 John Bouvia from DVIC) |
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