1931
Mr. Davis is born in Fullerton, California to Arthur Elling Davis and Mary Stafford Greene.
1953
Mr. Davis receives a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
1953
Mr. Davis is commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Navy.
1961
Mr. Davis receives a Master of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
1961
Mr. Davis receives a Doctor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
1963
Mr. Davis receives the D.W. Taylor Award for Science Achievement.
1963
Mr. Davis becomes project coordinator for submarine preliminary design at the Bureau of Ships.
1966
Mr. Davis becomes design superintendent at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California.
1968
Mr. Davis becomes a systems analyst for the Office of the Secretary of Defense in Washington, D.C.
1970
Mr. Davis becomes a ship design director of Trident Submarine and Aegis Warships for the Naval Sea Systems Command in Arlington, Virginia.
1970
Mr. Davis receives a Joint Service Commendation from the Secretary of Defense.
1971
Mr. Davis advances through the grades to captain in the U.S. Navy.
1975
Mr. Davis becomes a commanding officer at the David Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
1977
Mr. Davis retires from the U.S. Navy and becomes a program manager at Science Applications, Inc. in Arlington, Virginia.
1979
Mr. Davis becomes program manager and director at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space Co. in Sunnyvale, California.
1996
Mr. Davis retires from Lockheed and becomes a publisher of an ovarian cancer website.