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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.
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 was born on July 1, 1877, to Henrietta Stewart ...
Jan 30, 2016 · Published January 30, 2016. On Oct. 25, 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first African American to hold star rank in the U.S. Army and in the armed forces. He was promoted to brigadier ...
Mar 10, 2020 · Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. was born to Louis and Henrietta Davis, a middle-class family in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 1880. Early in life he wanted to be a cavalry officer, but he faced strong opposition. Between 1865 and 1940, there were never more than three black officers at one time in the entire Army. For 39 years Davis would be one of ...
Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. with Hollywood celebrities Rita Hayworth and Eddie Cantor [AHEC Photograph Archives RG590, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Photograph Collection] Born in 1877, the grandson of a slave, Benjamin O. Davis entered military service during the Spanish-American War as a temporary FirstLieutenant of volunteers. Mustered ...
Published May 08, 2012. On Oct. 25, 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black to hold star rank in the U.S. Army and in the armed forces. He was promoted to brigadier general, temporary ...
On December 18, 1912, Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was born in Washington, D.C., 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 the 9th Cavalry, a segregated African-American regiment. Davis Sr. served 41 years before he ...
