World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Garrison Holt Davidson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bronx, New York
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
Brigadier General. In February 1942, he served as Assistant Chief, Construction Division, Office of Chief Engineer working for Corps of Engineers on the construction of the Pentagon. Engineer, Western Task Force (North Africa) 1942 As Army Chief Engineer, 7th Army (Italy-France-Germany) 1943-1945, he facilitated Seventh Army landing in Sicily and enabled General Patton's armor to move rapidly across enemy territory. Army Engineer, 15th Army (Germany) 1945-1946 He served as president of the first Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal for military defendants.