<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: NgoNovemba 1943, iBatDiv 8 yahlanganyela ekuhlaselweni kweTarawa, Makin ne-Abemama eGilberts futhi yavikela abathwali bezindiza ngenkathi behlasela lezi ziqhingi. UDavis wabe eselawula iBatDiv 8 ngesikhathi somkhankaso waseMariana Islands eSaipan, Tinian naseGuam ngoJuni-Agasti 1944 futhi wathola iLegion of Merit ngomsebenzi wakhe. Waqhubeka elawula isigaba sakhe ngesikhathi  <response>: Ukuhlasela iLeyte, ePhilippines ngasekupheleni kuka-1944 futhi wahlotshiswa ngeLegion of Merit yesibili. 