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Dec 22, 2021 · Among the casualties was Spc. 4 James T. “Tom” Davis, age 25, the first American to die in a ground combat action in Vietnam. Top Secret Unit Davis grew up in the small town of Livingston, Tennessee, about 100 miles northeast of Nashville.
December of 1961 found Specialist James T. Davis of the 3rd Radio Research Unit hard at work. Since his arrival at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon in May, he and the 92 other members of his unit had dealt with any number of difficult challenges.
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Jun 23, 2021 · SSGT James Thomas Davis is buried in the Decatur Cemetery in Decatur, TN.
Jun 1, 2016 · This mission was in its early stages when one of their direction finding (DF) operators, SP4 James T. Davis, was killed in a Viet Cong ambush on a road outside Saigon. The date of the ambush, 22 December 1961, made Davis the first American soldier to lose his life during the Vietnam War.
Air Force and Marine firemen fought the blaze for three hours. All forward crewmembers perished. The lost crewmen included pilot MAJ Gene W. Brown, co-pilot CAPT James T. Davis, navigators CAPT Anthony K. Johnson, CAPT William H. Pritchard, and CAPT Donald J. Reynolds.
James Davis Memorial Page. First U.S. Serviceman in Viet Nam to be killed in action, December 22, 1961. National Security Agency Memorial Wall Entry. Jack and Joe Davis view the unveiling of a bronze bust of their brother James “Tom” Davis.
On 22 December 1961, Specialist Four James Thomas Davis was serving with the 3rd Radio Research Unit, Military Assistance Advisory Group Vietnam. On that day SPC4 Davis was killed in action when he sustained wounds from small arms fire. His body was recovered.
