Army MSG Jefferson D. Davis

Army MSG Jefferson D. Davis, 39, enlisted as a Medical Specialist in August of 1984 and served in Korea for three years. After graduating from the Special Forces Qualification Course, JD was  assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He served as a  Medical Team Sergeant on both ODA 562 and ODA 564. After completing a tour as a Senior  Instructor at the Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, he returned to 5th Group  where he was selected to be a Team Sergeant of ODA-574, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special  Forces Group (Airborne). He was killed in action on December 5, 2001 during Operation Enduring  Freedom. Davis was one of three U.S. Special Forces soldiers and five Afghan opposition fighters  who were killed when a 2,000-pound satellite-guided bomb from a U.S. B-52 (friendly fire) missed  its intended target north of Kandahar.  

His awards and decorations include: The Purple Heart Medal, Two Meritorious Service Medals,  Two Army Commendation Medals, The Defense of Saudi Arabia Medal, The Liberation and  Defense of Kuwait Medal, The Special Forces Tab, The Ranger Tab, The Combat Infantryman’s  Badge, The Combat Medic Badge, The Master Parachutist Badge, The Military Freefall Parachutist  Badge. Capt Jason Amerine commanded the team that was hit and said that he didn’t want his men  remembered as a detachment that was taken out by an errant bomb. “They cannot be remembered  that way. They are the best that America has to offer.”