Davis, Robert Julian Jr.
Army Private 1st class

Robert Julian Jr. Davis, age 20, from Galena, Maryland, Kent county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Monday, August 7, 1967
Death details: Bronze star citation: For heroism in connection with military operations against an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. On 7 August 1967, PFC Davis distinguished himself while serving as a Rifleman in Company A, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry. His platoon was on a combat patrol in an area of known enemy activity near La Van when it came across a trail leading through the dense vegetation. PFC Davis and several others were detached to provide security along the trail while a reconnaissance was made. As they progressed up the trail, the point man unintentionally entered a mine field and was wounded when he detonated an enemy anti-personnel mine. Disregarding the extreme danger and thinking only of the welfare of his comrade, PFC Davis ran forward into the mine field and picked-up the fallen man. As he carried the man back to safety, he also stepped on a mine and received serious wounds from the explosion. Both men were medically evacuated immediately, but PFC Davis succumbed to his wounds shortly thereafter, His unselfish and heroic action at the cost of his life is in keeping with the highest tradition of the military service and reflects great credit on himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
Cemetery: Galena Cemetery

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association