World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Montie A. Davis, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Union, Mississippi
Honored By
Son
FLEW 80 MISSIONS IN P-47 THUNDERBOLT OVER FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY WITH 9TH ARMY AIR FORCE, 405TH FIGHTER GROUP, 371ST FIGHTER SQUADRON. REACHED BATTLE RANK OF CAPTAIN. HIS P-47 AIRCRAFT WERE DUBBED 'MARGIE MC' AFTER HIS WIFE. ENTERED SERVICE AS ONE OF CLASS OF 42X AT LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE IN SAN ANTONIO, BECAME AN INSTRUCTOR, ARRIVED IN EUROPE IN JULY 1944. FOUGHT IN BATTLE OF THE BULGE. CAME HOME IN FALL 1945. AWARDED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.