Rescheduled for Monday November 21, at 7pm. This World War II veteran will be the guest of our November 2022 Second Monday Author Series. Jock Davis is the author of Four Brothers: Reliving the Great Depression and World War II. The book is Mr. Davis’ personal story of growing up during the Great Depression and then going off to war with all three of his brothers. He had a distinguished military career where he was awarded a combat ribbon with three battle stars for his service in the South Pacific during World War II and the Meritorious Service medal for outstanding service throughout his 37-year military career.
Davis moved to Russellville in 1946 to attend Arkansas Tech University on the GI Bill. It was there he met his wife Melba whom he highly talks about in the book. He received his bachelor’s degree from Tech in 1955 and his master’s degree from the University of Arkansas in 1957. Davis also had a 55-year career in agricultural business in sales and sales management. In 2006 he was inducted into the Arkansas Tech Alumni Hall of Distinction.
Mr. Davis will soon be 98 years old. Come on out and take advantage of this rare opportunity to meet this one-of-a-kind gentleman. One lucky person will leave with a free signed copy of the book. For more information contact Luke Heffley at lheffley@atu.edu or 479-964-0546.
Unfortunately, this event will be postponed due to an illness in Mr. Davis’ family. We will keep you updated on social media as to when he can re-schedule. We will also let you know if we have another guest author for our series next week.