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Jan 17, 2023 · Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. 01/17/2023 | 2m 57s |. My List. In this week in military history, we explore the military career of Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., who in January 1941 became the ...
Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. 1940: First black general officer in the regular Army and the U.S. Armed Forces Davis entered the service during the war with Spain as a temporary first lieutenant of ...
DAVIS, BENJAMIN O. JR. DAVIS, BENJAMIN OLIVER JR. (18 December 1912 - 4 July 2002) was an AFRICAN AMERICAN pilot, Airforce General, and WW2 commander who temporarily served as Cleveland’s PUBLIC SAFETY Director under the MAYORAL ADMINISTRATION OF CARL B. STOKES . Davis Jr. was born in Washington, D.C. to a prominent Black-middle class family.
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Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. - Early Life. Early Life. Benjamin Oliver Davis was born in Washington, D.C., the third child of Louis P. H. Davis and Henrietta (née Stewart) Davis. Biographer Marvin Fletcher has presented evidence that Davis was born in May 1880, citing a June 1880 census document. Fletcher concludes that Davis lied about his age so ...
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 ...
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.
