Emmett Smith Davis

Emmett Smith Davis
Nickname(s)Cyclone
Born(1918-12-12)December 12, 1918
Roosevelt, Utah
DiedNovember 3, 2015(2015-11-03) (aged 96)
Highland, Utah
Buried
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army Air Forces
United States Air Force
Years of service1940–1963
RankColonel
Commands35th Fighter Squadron
8th Fighter Group
369th Fighter Group
3200th Proof Test Group
65th Air Division
312th Fighter-Bomber Group
Cannon Air Force Base
48th Tactical Fighter Wing
Battles / warsWorld War II
Korean War
AwardsSilver Star
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross (2)
Air Medal (4)
Other workHughes Aircraft

Emmett Smith "Cyclone" Davis (December 12, 1918 – November 3, 2015) was a career officer and pilot in the United States Air Force, retiring as a colonel. He was an American and United States Army Air Forces fighter pilot in the Pacific of World War II and a jet fighter pilot with the Air Force in the Korean War.