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Jay Davis, a 27-year Marine veteran, adjusts the collar of his dress uniform as he prepares to head to the Marine Corps Ball on Saturday, November 10, 2012. Davis, a pilot, flew Marine One for president Richard Nixon. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Jay Davis, a 27-year Marine veteran, flips through his flight logs before heading out to the Marine Corps Ball on Saturday, November 10, 2012. Davis, a pilot, flew Marine One during president Richard Nixon's tenure. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Marine veteran Jay Davis poses for a portrait in his home on Saturday, November 10, 2012, before heading out to the Marine Corps Ball. Davis' military accolades include the Presidential Service Badge, which he earned flying Marine One for president Richard Nixon. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
A crystal recognizing Marine veteran Jay Davis for his service piloting Marine One for president Richard Nixon sits in a china cabinet in his family home. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
The last flight log of Jay Davis' military career includes the nighttime flight of Marine One, carrying president Richard Nixon, on July 7, 1974. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
An official portrait of Marine veteran Jay Davis taken in 1981. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Marine veteran Jay Davis (center) poses for a photo with friends Ross Plasterer (left) and Bob Mitchell in Vietnam in 1969. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
When he was a little boy growing up in Idaho, it wasn’t unusual for Jay Davis Jr. to have his eyes trained on the skies. His dad, who’d tried without success to get into flight school himself, had wanted his namesake to be a doctor … Read More
