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Feb 4, 1991 · The black member of Congress who appointed Benjamin O. Davis Jr. to West Point was misidentified in Style yesterday. He was Illinois Republican Oscar De Priest. (Published 2/5/91) Plebe summer ...
Mar 12, 2024 · Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was born in Washington, D.C., on December 18, 1912, the second of three children born to Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Elnora Dickerson Davis. His father was a U.S. Army officer, a lieutenant at that time, stationed in Wyoming with an all-white cavalry unit. Davis Sr. served 41 years before he was promoted to brigadier ...
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. Born May 28, 1877. Washington, D.C. Died November 26, 1970. Chicago, Illinois. The first African American general. in the United States Army. F or most of Benjamin Davis's military career, which spanned more than fifty years, the United States armed forces (including the army, navy, marines, and air force) were segregated.
Dec 10, 1998 · His father, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., had made history by becoming the Army's first black general. That promotion came in 1940, at a time when President Franklin D. Roosevelt, worried about losing a ...
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. (right) and Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Davis Sr. was the first African American general in the United States Army. Davis Jr. later became the first African American general in ...
Military: Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. The Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. stamp was issued January 28, 1997. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. distinguished himself in a long military career that saw him become the nation's first African-American brigadier general. He was a driving force in the eventual integration of the U.S. armed forces. Español.
Benjamin Davis, Sr. Contributor: C. Peter Chen. Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. was born in Washington, DC, United States. On 13 Jul 1898, while being a student at Howard University, he enlisted in the US Army as a temporary first lieutenant of the 8th United States Volunteer Infantry. On 18 Jun 1899m he became a private in the US Army 9th Cavalry ...
