Official Military Personnel File for Sammy Davis Jr.

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Official Military Personnel File for Sammy Davis Jr.

1944-1951

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/57283794

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (August 19, 1944-June 2, 1945); Post-Service Documents (June 4, 1951-June 12, 1951).

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National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11633461

National Archives at St. Louis

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Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990

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Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, vaudevillian and comedian who has been called "the greatest entertainer ever to grace a stage in these United States." At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally. After military service, he returned to the trio and became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's (in West Hollywood) afte...