Alabama’s Master Sgt. Thomas Davis epitomizes the word “survivor.”
Davis, the only remaining survivor in the Yellowhammer State present at the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, marked another milestone on Wednesday when he turned 99. Members of Davis’ family gathered at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City to celebrate his amazing life.
WSFA reported that Davis said he witnessed the first bomb being dropped on the USS Arizona as it sat in Pearl Harbor.
The United States would soon be launched into the throes of World War II, and that initial Japanese attack was just the first battle Davis would be involved in.
In fact, he served our nation for more than 30 years in not only WWII, but the Korean War and the Vietnam War as well.
Watch the video below for more on Davis’ incredible story, courtesy of the Alabama Nursing Home Association:
Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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