Raymond G. Davis | |
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Nickname(s) | Ray |
Born | Fitzgerald, Georgia, U.S. | January 13, 1915
Died | September 3, 2003 Conyers, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 88)
Buried | Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens College Park, Georgia |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1938–1972 |
Rank | General |
Commands | 1st Special Weapons Battalion 1st Battalion, 1st Marines 1st Battalion, 7th Marines SEATO Expeditionary Brigade, EXLIGTAS 3rd Marine Division Marine Corps Combat Development Command |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Medal of Honor Navy Cross Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit (2) with Combat "V" Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" Purple Heart Medal Vietnamese Gallantry Cross (3) |
Raymond Gilbert Davis (January 13, 1915 – September 3, 2003) was a United States Marine Corps four-star-general who had served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Davis was decorated several times, he was awarded the Navy Cross during World War II and the Medal of Honor during the Korean War. While serving as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, he retired with over 33 years service in the Marine Corps on March 31, 1972.
General Davis had a close association with Marine Corps legend, Chesty Puller, having served with General Puller on Guadalcanal during World War II and in Korea during the Korean War. A middle school was built and named the "General Ray Davis Middle School", in 2006, in Conyers, Georgia, near Stockbridge, where he had resided.