Ship named for Macon hero taken out of service

A ship named after Macon’s only Medal of Honor recipient has sailed its final voyage for the Navy.

The USS Rodney M. Davis will be officially decommissioned March 31, but the ceremony will be held Jan. 23.

On Dec. 19 the ship returned from its final deployment, a six-month cruise in the Pacific, to its homeport Naval Station Everett in Everett, Washington.

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