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George Andrew Davis Jr. (December 1, 1920 – February 10, 1952) was a highly decorated fighter pilot and flying ace of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, and later of the United States Air Force during the Korean War.
Lt. Col. George Andrew Davis Jr. was a P-47 fighter ace in the Pacific theater in World War II, with seven victories to his credit. In October 1951 he went to Korea as commander of the 334th Squadron, 4th Fighter Interceptor Group. Within a few months, he became the leading ace of the Korean War.
Lieutenant Colonel George Andrew Davis Jr., who joined the U.S. Air Force from Texas, served with 334th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing.
George Andrew Davis Jr. Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945) • Korean War (1950 - 1953) Biography: George Andrew Davis, Jr. Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force Medal of Honor Recipient Korean War. George Andrew Davis, Jr. was born on 1 December 1920 in Dublin, TX, and attended high school in Morton, TX, where he graduated.
U.S. Air Force Major George Andrew Davis Jr. was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Korean War.
USMA Class of 1944, Lieutenant Colonel Davis was the pilot of a F-86 Sabre Jet fighter bomber with the 334th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 4th Fighter-Interceptor Group. On February 10, 1952, he was leading a flight of three F-86s near the Sinuiju-Yalu, North Korea.
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Sep 1, 1995 · Davis, George Andrew, Jr. (1920–1952). George A. Davis, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient, was born in Dublin, Texas, on December 1, 1920, to Pearl and George Davis, Sr. He attended Morton High School at Morton and Harding College at Searcy, Arkansas.
