- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- General Raymond Davis
- Date of Original:
- 2000-09-17
- Subject:
- Generals--Georgia--Conyers
Men--Georgia--Conyers
Medal of Honor
United States. Marine Corps--Officers
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
Korean War, 1950-1953--Veterans
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans
Davis, Raymond, 1915-2003 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Rockdale County, Conyers, 33.66761, -84.01769
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- As a lieutenant colonel during the Korean War, Raymond Davis and his battalion saved the lives of thousands of fellow marines surrounded by Chinese soldiers at the Chosin Reservoir. Davis returned to combat during the Vietnam War as a major general.
Photograph of Retired United States Marine Corps General Raymond Davis and his wife at the Memorial Service held at Town Point Park, Norfolk, Virginia (VA), during the Korean War 50th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony. He wears a suit and tie, and his Congressional Medal of Honor hangs around his neck. He faces forward.
A veteran of World War II (1941-45) and the Korean and Vietnam wars, Davis is one of the most renowned modern military leaders from Georgia. At the time of his retirement as a four-star general in 1972, he was the assistant commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/raymond-g-davis-1915-2003/m-4954/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raymond_G_Davis_and_wife_2000.JPEG
- Rights Holder:
- Image from U.S. Navy
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/raymond-g-davis-1915-2003
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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