George W. Davis, Jr.
George Wilmot Davis Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 1985 | |
| Born | May 29, 1933 Columbia, South Carolina |
| Died | October 1, 1988 (aged 55) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | USS Virginia (CGN-38) |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Legion of Merit |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Davis |
| Children | 3 |
George Wilmot Davis Jr. (May 29, 1933 – October 1, 1988) was a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy.[1][2] He served as the first captain of the USS Virginia (CGN-38) from September 1976 to August 1978.[3]
Life
[edit]George Wilmot Davis Jr. was born on May 29, 1933, in Columbia, South Carolina.[1][2] He graduated from the United States Navy Academy in June 1955, and was assigned to the USS Gwin (DM-33).[1] After the USS Gwin was decommissioned in 1958, Davis would go on to serve as the Executive Officer and Captain of multiple other ships in the US Navy.[1] Following that, Davis would briefly serve in the Vietnam War, where he earned the Vietnam Service Medal.[2]
On September 11, 1976, the USS Virginia (CGN-38) was commissioned, and Davis was chosen as the ship's first Captain.[1][3] He would serve as the Virginia's Captain for just under the next two years until August 1978.[1] In 1980, he was assigned as the Assistant Chief Staff for Logistics of the Allied Land Forces Southern Europe, a position he would hold for a year until October 1981.[1] In 1985, he was made Vice Admiral of the United States Navy by President Ronald Reagan, and Davis would hold that rank until his death three years later on October 1, 1988, at age 55.[1][2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60): Commissioning, May Ninth, Nineteen Hundred Eighty-seven, United States Naval Station, Long Beach, California. Navy Department. 1987.
- ^ a b c d "DAVIS-GEORGE | The United States Navy Memorial". navylog.navymemorial.org. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ a b "Virginia V (CGN-38)". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Senate, United States Congress (1989). Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America. order of the Senate of the United States.