Raymond Gilbert "Ray" 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 was born on January 13, 1915, in
Fitzgerald, Georgia, and graduated in 1933 from Atlanta Technical High School, Atlanta, Georgia. He then entered the
Georgia Institute of Technology, graduating in 1938 with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.
[1] While in college he was a member of the
ROTC unit. After graduation, he resigned his commission in the U. S. Army Infantry Reserve to accept appointment as a
Marine Corps second lieutenant on June 27, 1938.