Army Staff Sgt. Craig Davis
Death: Jan 08, 2004
of Opelousas La.; assigned to the 603rd Transportation Company 142nd Corps Support Battalion Fort Polk La.; killed in action while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission on Jan. 8 in Fallujah Iraq. Two decades after joining the Army right out of high school Sgt. Craig Davis had been planning to retire in 2004 . He was on his way to Baghdad for a medical examination because of arm numbness when the Black Hawk helicopter he was in was shot down on Jan. 8 killing all nine on board. Davis37 of Opelousas La. was stationed at Fort Polk. Survivors include his wife Rosalind and their two children. — Associated Press