Later years

Subsequently, Davila was honored by the city of Vista. He served as the guest speaker at the Veterans of Foreign Wars' Memorial Day ceremony in 2001.

Davila died of cancer on January 26, 2002, in Vista, California. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

Awards and recognitions

Among Davila's decorations and medals were the following:

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|Bronze Star Medal

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|American Campaign Medal

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|World War II Victory Medal

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Foreign unit decorations

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See also

  • List of Medal of Honor recipients
  • List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II
  • Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients
  • List of Filipino Americans
  • Hispanic Americans in World War II

References

  • Rudolph B Davila at ArlingtonCemetery.net, an unofficial website<!-- WP:SPS endeavor and not RS, do not use for citations -->