Sammy Lee Davis is an American soldier who served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was awarded the nation's highest military medal for valor, the Medal of Honor.
Sammy Davis in July 2009
Davis (third from left) receiving the Medal of Honor from President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 19, 1968, along with four fellow recipients: Gary Wetzel, Dwight H. Johnson, James Allen Taylor, and Angelo Liteky.
The governor of the U.S. state of Indiana can bestow five types of awards: the Sagamore of the Wabash, the Circle of Corydon, the Distinguished Hoosier, the Honorary Hoosier, and the Sachem Award. Giv
Sammy L. Davis
…Sergeant First Class Unit Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Artillery Regiment Conflicts Vietnam War Awards Medal of Honor Silver Star Purple Heart (2) Sachem Award Spouses Dixie Marie Taylor Peggy Jo Martin (m. 1968; died 2004) Sammy Lee Davis (born November 1, 1946) is an American soldier who served in the United…