Russell C. Davis
| Russell C. Davis | |
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Lieutenant General (Ret.) Russell C. Davis
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| Born |
October 22, 1938 Tuskegee, Alabama |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1958-2002 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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| Unit |
United States Air Force Iowa Air National Guard D.C. National Guard National Guard Bureau |
| Commands held |
113th Tactical Fighter Wing D.C. National Guard National Guard Bureau |
| Awards |
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Meritorious Service Medal (2) Air Force Commendation Medal (2) Army Commendation Medal Combat Readiness Medal (9) Army Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal (2) Armed Forces Reserve Medal |
| Other work | Attorney |
Lieutenant General Russell C. Davis (born October 22, 1938) was a United States Air Force Lieutenant General who served as commander of the District of Columbia National Guard and Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Russell C. Davis was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on October 22, 1938, and graduated from Tuskegee Institute High School. As recounted in a speech at Simpson College, Davis's great-great grandfather, a former slave, helped raise money to found what now is known as Tuskegee University. Davis’s grandfather worked with George Washington Carver at Tuskegee, and Davis related that when he was a child attending a nursery school on campus, Carver was still a well-known figure at the school, the "tall man in a lab coat who gave us childrens candy."
He began his military career in 1958 as an aviation cadet in the United States Air Force, and he received his commission in 1960. Following pilot training, he was assigned at Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska, and he graduated from the University of Nebraska Omaha with a Bachelor of Arts degree in general education in 1963. After serving as a bomber pilot, he was released from active duty in April, 1965 and joined the Iowa Air National as an interceptor pilot.
Upon release from active duty Davis joined the 132nd Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard in Des Moines. He served in numerous command and staff positions from squadron pilot to director of operations, and advanced through the ranks to Colonel.
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