SoM3 Edward Nelson Davis (Typhoon Cobra, WWII)
Remembering SoM3 Edward Nelson Davis (Huntington) December 5, 1922 - December 18, 1944 ---- "It was only by the combined might of the winds and the seas that Spence was silenced and finally laid to rest—honorably buried at sea as is befitting a brave and rugged seaman!" -Rear Admiral Henry A. Armstrong ---- SoM3 Edward Nelson Davis (Service # 05604079) was born in Huntington, WV on December 5, 1922, the son of William Eliza (W.E.) and Margaret (Smith) Davis. W.E. and Margaret married in 1921 in Ohio. The 1930 Census shows the family living on Auburn Road in Huntington City (Wayne County), where W.E. worked as a salesman at a retail store. From there, they moved to 2208 Washington Street in Huntington (Cabell County), and W.E. worked as a post office clerk. Edward was a 1941 graduate of Huntington High School, where he was known as "Edison" and listed as a science major. The West Virginia Memory Project notes that he was also a graduate of the Huntington School of B...