1st Battalion Ranger Killed in Iraq

Staff Sergeant Anthony D. Davis was killed in Northern Iraq while on his sixth deployment in support of the war on terror.

By: Alice Massimi | WSAV-TV
Published: January 07, 2009

The First Battalion Seventy Fifth Ranger Regiment based here at Hunter Army Airfield is mourning the loss of one of its own.
Staff Sergeant Anthony D. Davis was killed in Northern Iraq on January sixth.
Twenty-nine year old Davis died during a direct fire engagement by a heavily armed enemy combatant.

“Staff Sergeant Davis leaves behind a legacy in the countless Rangers who he has trained, influenced and befriended through numerous years of service and multiple deployments with this Regiment,” said Col. Richard D. Clarke, 75th Ranger Regiment commander.

“Today our Nation mourns the loss of Staff Sergeant Anthony Davis,” said Lt. Col. Brian Mennes, 1st Bn., 75th Ranger Regiment commander. “A man who selflessly chose to serve his country during this tumultuous period in our nation’s history in a manner that is both honorable and respected. Staff Sergeant Davis died defending his nation fighting alongside his buddies, leaving behind hundreds of Rangers who called him their friend.”

Davis was on his tenth deployment in support of the War on Terror.
He has been a member of the battalion since 2001.

Davis is survived by his mother, Ellen Davis of Fayetteville, N.C.; his stepfather, Nelson Buckwald of Florida; sister, Staff Sgt. Nakischa Davis, Fayetteville, N.C.; and, niece, Ariana also of Fayetteville.

For more information:

http://news.soc.mil/releases/News%20Archive/2009/January/Davis_bio%20(2).pdf

http://news.soc.mil/releases/News%20Archive/2009/January/090107-02.html