Thomas A. Davis
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Colonel Thomas Alderson Davis (June 29, 1873-February 12, 1964) was the founder of two military schools in the United States
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and graduated from the University of Tennessee
. Shortly after college he joined his father in the shoe business.
he served as a Captain of the 6th US Volunteer Infantry, also known as the Sixth Immunes, which was mustered at Knoxville, Tennessee
and saw service in Puerto Rico
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. In 1921 he became officially known as Colonel
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Early life and education
Davis was born in VirginiaVirginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
and graduated from the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
. Shortly after college he joined his father in the shoe business.
Military career
During the Spanish-American WarSpanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
he served as a Captain of the 6th US Volunteer Infantry, also known as the Sixth Immunes, which was mustered at Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
and saw service in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
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Military academies
In 1907 he founded the El Paso Military Academy in Texas. On November 23, 1910 he opened his second academy in Pacific Beach, CA, the San Diego Army and Navy AcademySan Diego Army and Navy Academy
The Army and Navy Academy is an all boys, college preparatory boarding school for boys in grades 7-12 in Carlsbad, California. It complements its program with a West-Point style, JROTC program.-History:...
. In 1921 he became officially known as Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
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External links
- Army and Navy Academy website armyandnavyacademy.org