George Paris Davis, III Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

George Paris Davis, III

State of Birth:

WV

Home State:

WV

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1967-1987

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

66th MI Detachment, 6th Amored Cavalry Regiment; 131st MI Company (AS); D Troop, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation

Location of Service:

Fort Benning and Fort Stewart, Georgia; Fort Holabird and Fort Meade, Maryland; Washington, DC; Thailand; Da Nang and Hue Phu Bai, Vietnam; Fort Wolters and Fort Hood, Texas; Seoul, Korea; Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Fort Rucker, Alabama

Highest Rank:

Major

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran flew over 100 missions in the OV-1 Mohawk. Commander of Mohawk Company, A Company, 146th MI Battalion, while stationed in Korea.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [36 items] --Photographs

Computer File: CD [1 item] --Multiple types of electronic files

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] --Typewritten document

Video: DVCPRO [2 items] --Oral history interview

Video: Digital Betacam [2 items] --Digitized Copy

Interviewer:

Martha Samsell

Contributor:

Joel Beeson

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

West Virginia University School of Journalism

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/20385

Subjects:

Davis III, George Paris
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

George Paris Davis, III Collection
(AFC/2001/001/20385), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress