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RM2c Murle Melvin Davis
Murle Melvin Davis and his twin sister, Mabel, were born Jan. 20, 1920, in Newark, Ohio. Their father, Raymond Davis, worked at a stone foundry. Their mother, Louisa Clarridge Davis, was a homemaker. The family belonged to the Church of Christ.
The son graduated in 1937 from Newark High School, where he took technical and industrial arts classes. The yearbook nicknamed him “Slim” and said: “Not a word he spoke more than there was need.”
Mr. Davis left central Ohio when he enlisted in the Navy on May 3, 1938. As an apprentice seaman, his starting pay was $21 a month. He was a radioman second class on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
Sources: The Newark (Ohio) Advocate; Census; Navy enlistment record and muster roll; Newark High yearbook; grave marker. This profile was researched and written on behalf of the U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Arizona.
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