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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Benjamin-O-Davis-JrBenjamin O. Davis, Jr. | Biography & Facts | Britannica

    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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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Benjamin_OBenjamin O. Davis Jr. - Wikipedia

    Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first African-American brigadier general in the USAF.

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  5. www.cnn.com › 2024/02/25 › usHow Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Davis Jr. became America’s ...

    Feb 25, 2024 · In 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black person to achieve the rank of brigadier general in the US Army. His son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., followed in his footsteps by joining...

  6. www.military.com › history › gen-benjamin-o-davis-jrCadet Who Was Shunned at West Point Led the Legendary ...

    Sep 2, 2017 · Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr., who was born in 1912 in Washington, D.C., is seen as a young cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and later as an Air Force lieutenant general.

  7. www.thenmusa.org › biographies › benjamin-o-davis-jrNational Museum of the United States Army

    Jul 4, 2002 · Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. played a vital role in opening up the skies and the entire military for Black Soldiers. Davis spent more than 35 years in the military, breaking barriers at every level. He served all over the world, fighting against segregation on and off the battlefield.

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  9. www.historynet.com › benjamin-o-davis-legacyBenjamin O. Davis: The First Black General in the U.S. Army

    Mar 10, 2020 · His first such posting was to Wilberforce, a black university in Ohio, where he served as a professor of military science and tactics. In a subsequent assignment to the Mexican border, he received an efficiency report that described him as “ordinary,” “too fat” and “lacks initiative and enthusiasm.”.

  10. kids.nationalgeographic.com › benjamin-o-davisBenjamin O. Davis, Jr. - National Geographic Kids

    Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., commanded the first all-Black unit of military pilots, called the Tuskegee Airmen, who fought during World War II.

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