Ray Davis
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 88 years 233 days (1063 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
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.
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