serviceyears branch death_date allegiance birth_date alt commands death_place placeofburial_label battles placeofburial rank image name caption birth_place awards nickname article_title
1938 & ndash ; 1972 23px united states marine corps 3 september 2003 united states 1912 13 january 1915 a shaped medallion hanging from it . the ribbon is similar light in shape to a bowtie with 13 white stars in blue the center of the ribbon . neck ribbon with a gold star 1st -lrb- wwii -rrb- 1st battalion , 7th marines -lrb- korea special -rrb- seato expeditionary brigade , exligtas 3rd marine division -lrb- weapons south vietnam -rrb- marine corps development and education command battalion 1st battalion , 1st marines conyers , georgia place of burial '' ` world war ii '' ' forest lawn memorial gardens college park , georgia general 45px 190px & nbsp ; & nbsp ; 90px raymond gilbert davis general ray davis , assistant commandant 1971 -- 72 fitzgerald , georgia medal -lrb- 2 -rrb- silver star medal -lrb- 2 -rrb- legion of of merit -lrb- 2 -rrb- with combat `` v '' honor bronze star medal with combat `` v '' purple heart navy medal vietnamese gallantry cross -lrb- 3 -rrb- cross navy distinguished service medal ray ray davis -lrb- general -rrb-

ray davis -lrb- general -rrb-

raymond gilbert `` ray '' davis -lrb- january 13 , 1915 -- september 3 , 2003 -rrb- was a highly decorated united states marine corps four-star-general who had served in world war ii , the korean war , and the vietnam war .
davis 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 had a close association with marine corps legend , chesty puller , having served with general puller on guadalcanal during world war ii and in korea during the korean war .
a middle school was built and named the `` general ray davis middle school '' , in 2006 , in stockbridge , georgia where he had resided .
