Word: davision
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Two kamikaze planes had splashed close by destroyer Walke when a third crashed into the bridge, drenching her skipper, Commander George F. Davis, with gasoline. For a moment, he burned like a torch. Sailors near him smothered the flames and he exhorted officers and men to save the ship. While...
The valor, suffering and death of Commander Davis on Jan. 6, 1945, three days before the troop landings at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, were to be duplicated by scores of other Navy officers and men in the seven-month liberation of the Philippines. With the backbone of its naval power snapped...
Mature Decision. In Hartford, Conn., after walking into the city hall and for the first time in his life registering to vote, Walter George Davis, 105, explained why he had never done so earlier: "I've had a lot of trouble and sickness and doctors' bills and a...
Underdog Biology. Biochemistry and other biological sciences are even less favored. Biochemists work in poorly equipped laboratories, and most of their meager funds are allocated to practical projects related to public health. There is little opportunity for basic research or the pursuit of promising but distant goals. Said Harvard'...
From the Maelstrom. An era had ended, and many of the oldtime bankers had gone with it. For the new type of bank that emerged from the maelstrom, a new type of banker was needed. One of the new bankers was Henry Clay Alexander. He was not saddled with the...