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Preferred Citation

Albert D. Davis papers, 1930-1952. MS 0198. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Albert Daniel Davis was born in 1913 in Stamford, Connecticut. He graduated VMI in 1935. During World War II and the Korean War, he was an United States Army Ordnance Corps officer. He was also a consultant. Davis died in 1992 in Orange, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

The Albert D. Davis papers consist of the person papers of Davis, including: Six items of correspondence (1930) One two-volume diary (1930-1934) One scrapbook from Davis' VMI cadetship (1930-1935). The scrapbook includes photographs, dance programs, and other VMI mementos. Three scrapbooks that date from Davis' tour of duty in Korea (1951-1952). These scrapbooks contain clippings, military documents, and photographs. Some items date from when he was stationed at the United Nations Prisoner of War Camp Number One at Koje-do (now Geojedo), South Korea. Certificates

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Certificates
• Clippings
• Correspondence
• Diaries
• Korea
• Korean War (1950-1953)
• Military records
• Scrapbooks
• Virginia Military Institute—Athletics
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1930-1939
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1935
• Virginia Military Institute—Photographs
• Virginia Military Institute—Scrapbooks