David Travis:  

Life BIOGRAPHY David Joseph Travis is the oldest of the eight children of J. Samuel and Louise Travis. Mr. and Mrs. Travis are currently deceased but resided in New Jersey for fifty years, initially in Newark and later in East Orange. David was born and raised in Newark, where he completed elementary and high school in the Newark Public Schools. Following high school, he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1958, after attending Jersey City State College and the University of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa. He taught in the New York City for two years before entering the Army in 1960. Subsequently, he served twenty years in the Army moving from the rank of private to major before his retirement in 1981. While in Army, he served two tours in the Vietnam War receiving some fourteen decorations, including the Bronze Star for Valor, the Purple Heart and the Cross-of Gallantry of Vietnam. In addition, while in the Army, he completed graduate work related to his Army duties at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs, Princeton University,Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University and the School of Jounalism, University of Wisconsin: accumulating graduate credits equivalent to a Ph. D level....Expand for more