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Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (July 1, 1877 – November 26, 1970) was a career officer in the United States Army. One of the few black officers in an era when American society was largely segregated, in 1940 he was promoted to brigadier general, the army's first African American general officer.
World War II. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. (born December 18, 1912, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died July 4, 2002, Washington, D.C.) was a pilot, officer, and administrator who became the first African American general in the U.S. Air Force.
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BIOGRAPHY. THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN GENERAL OFFICER IN THE REGULAR ARMY AND IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., was born in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 1877. He entered...
His son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., followed in his footsteps. Davis Jr. led the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, played an essential role in integrating the Air Force, and became the second Black general in the Air Force. Davis Sr. died on Nov. 26, 1970, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. was the First African American general officer in the Active-Duty Army in the U.S. Army. The United States Army pays tribute to African American Soldiers...
views 2,738,544 updated. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. (1877-1970) was the first African American general in the regular United States Armed Services. He assisted in developing and implementing a plan for the limited desegregation of U.S. combat forces in Europe during World War II.
Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was promoted to first lieutenant 30 March 1905; to captain 24 December 1915; to major, temporary- 5 August 1917; to lieutenant colonel, temporary-1 May 1918, permanent-1 July 1920; to colonel 18 February 1930; to brigadier general, temporary-25 October 1940, permanent-1 August 1941.
