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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. His father, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., was the first African American to become a general in any branch of the U.S. military.
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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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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.
Sep 2, 2017 · Air Force Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. is the founder and commander of the Tuskegee Airmen, a veteran of three wars and the son of the Army's first Black general.
Feb 25, 2024 · Determined to succeed, they became America’s first Black generals. 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., reviews cadets under his command at Tuskegee Army Air Field in 1942. They’d soon become part of the Tuskegee Airmen, an all-Black combat unit during World War II. Thanks to Davis’s leadership and his pilots’ success, the military now understood that allowing Black and white soldiers to serve together was the right ...
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 them.
