branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
20px alexandria , virginia 22 august 1997 leavenworth , kansas united states of america distinguished -lrb- 2 -rrb- air medal -lrb- 2 -rrb- service medal legion of merit bronze star medal world war ii cold war 19 march 1909 40px lieutenant general john j. davis -lrb- general -rrb-
 john joseph davis
john j. davis -lrb- general -rrb-

john j. davis -lrb- march 19 , 1909 - august 22 , 1997 -rrb- was a u.s. army officer .
in the 1960s davis , then a major general , served as the assistant chief of staff for intelligence , headquarters , department of the army .
he was later promoted to lieutenant general .
general davis is a member of the military intelligence hall of fame .
he retired from active duty in 1970 and died in 1997 of a stroke .
