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Thomas
Walker
Davis
III
POW (WWII)
1913-08-22

–

1998-04-07

Born:

Brentwood

, 

Tennessee

Home:

, 

Tennessee

Buried: 

San Antonio

, 

Texas

Cemetery:

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

Thomas Davis graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1939. He retired in 1967 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Regiment:

    59th Coast Artillery Regiment

    Division:

    Philippine Scouts

    Action Date:

    1942
    Headquarters, U.S. Forces, Pacific, General Orders No. 250 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Coast Artillery Corps) Thomas Walker Davis, III (ASN: 0-22059), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Battery F, 59th Coast Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts, in action against the enemy during the defense of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Davis, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945

    Captain (Coast Artillery Corps) Thomas Walker Davis, III (ASN: 0-22059), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Action Date:

    1964 – 1967
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Thomas Walker Davis, III (ASN: 0-22059), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 1964 to 1967.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Division:

    Chicago Ordnance District

    Action Date:

    August 1961 – August 1964
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 19 (May 28, 1965)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Thomas Walker Davis, III (ASN: 0-22059), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, Chicago Ordnance District, from August 1961 to August 1964.