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• Davis, Harwell Goodwin, 1882-1977

• 1918

• Samford University Library

• <p> The following description was taken from the Samford Special Collection Treasures page: "Major Harwell G. Davis (1882-1977) was President of Howard College from 1939-1958. A lawyer by trade, he left his position as Alabama's first Assistant Attorney General in 1917 when he enlisted in the Army to fight in World War I. </p> <br> <p> After attending Officers Training Camp at Fort McPherson in Georgia, Captain Davis was made commander of Company B, 327th Regiment, 82nd Division in 1917. He was promoted to the rank of Major after being wounded in battle in France in 1918. In October of that year, while fighting on the frontlines in France, Harwell Davis was wounded in action by a shot to the leg and was withdrawn from battle. Major Davis was still being treated abroad for his leg wound when Armistice was declared November 11, 1918. </p> <br> <p> Major Davis returned from France when he was healthy enough to do so and took on a position as Special Assistant to the Attorney General in 1919. He was honorably discharged from the Army and was referred to by military associates and friends alike as "Major" for the rest of his life." </p>

• Davis, Harwell Goodwin, 1882-1977
• Military life
• World War, 1914-1918

• 1910-1919

• English

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• https://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/54898 

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