Returning to duty in the western Atlantic early in 1945, Frederick C. Davis served on coastal convoy escort and anti-submarine patrol service and in mid-April joined a special surface barrier force, formed to protect the Atlantic coast from the threat of close penetration by snorkel-equipped German submarines during Operation Teardrop.
In early 1945, Frederick C. Davis returned to duty in the western Atlantic and performed coastal convoy escort and anti-submarine patrol missions. In mid-April, he joined a special surface barrier force created to safeguard the Atlantic coast from German submarines with snorkels during Operation Teardrop.