Davison, Gregory Caldwell, LCDR

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant Commander

Last Primary NEC
00X-Unknown NOC/Designator

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1911-1911, USS D-3 (SS-19)

Service Years
1892 - 1907

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Missouri

Year of Birth
1871

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Contact Info

Home Town Jefferson City	Last Address Lyme, CT
Date of Passing May 07, 1935
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia

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Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE)

Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers

Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)


	1894, American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE)
	1896, Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers - Assoc. Page
	1896, United States Naval Institute - Assoc. Page
	1922, Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Resigned his commission on 12/31/1907 and immediately became a Vice President of the Electric Boat Company. LCDR Davison was an expert at torpedos, mines and naval guns.

1911 - 4 years after he resigned his commission, while working for Electric Boat, Gregory Davison was the Navigator of the USS Salmon, (later re-named D-3), for the first transoceanic journey by an American submarine.

Other Comments:

In 1942, the destroyer USS Davison (DD-618) was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Davison.

1892-1894, USS San Francisco (C-5)

From Month/Year July / 1892	To Month/Year May / 1894
Unit USS San Francisco (C-5) Unit Page
Rank Midshipman	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS San Francisco (C-5) Details
	a protected cruiser
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Heavy Cruiser
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 15, 2011

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9 Members Also There at Same Time

USS San Francisco (C-5)

Watson, John Crittenden, RADM, (1860-1904)			Captain
Fiske, Bradley Allen, RADM, (1874-1916)			Lieutenant
Grant, Albert Weston, VADM, (1877-1920)			Lieutenant
Jewell, Charles Thomas, CDR, (1892-1909)			Midshipman
Stirling, Jr., Yates, RADM, (1892-1936)			Midshipman
Sampson, William Thomas, RADM, (1861-1902)	OFF		Captain
Burtis, Arthur, RDML, (1862-1902)	OFF		Commander
LATIMER, Julian, RADM, (1890-1930)	OFF		Ensign
Halford, William, LT, (1869-1919)	WO	WO	Gunner (WO)