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Davis said he was born in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 1877, the third child of Louis P. H. Davis and Henrietta (née Stewart) Davis. [1] [a] Called "Ollie" as a boy, [7] he was raised in the LeDroit Park neighborhood of Washington [8] and attended the Lucretia Mott School.
- 1898 (National Guard), 1898–1948 (Army)
Feb 25, 2024 · Nicole Chavez. Feb 25, 2024 Updated Feb 28, 2024. 0. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. (right) and Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Davis Sr. was the first African American general in the United...
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Feb 4, 1991 · February 3, 1991 at 7:00 p.m. EST. correction. The black member of Congress who appointed Benjamin O. Davis Jr. to West Point was misidentified in Style yesterday. He was Illinois Republican Oscar ...
Nov 10, 2023 · Author Doug Melville recounts his family history and tells the barrier-breaking stories of father and son Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Jr., the country's first Black generals.
Jan 23, 2024 · Their first child was born in 1905, daughter Olive Davis. A son was born in 1912, Benjamin O. Davis Jr. In early 1916, a second daughter was born, but Davis's wife died a few days later from complications of childbirth. The daughter, Elnora Davis, was named for her.
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. (born July 1, 1877, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died November 26, 1970, North Chicago, Illinois) was a soldier who became the first black general in the U.S. Army. After serving as a volunteer in the Spanish-American War (1898), Benjamin Davis, Sr., enlisted as a private in the 9th Cavalry of the U.S. Army.
Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Brigadier General. 9th Cavalry Regiment. July 1, 1877 – November 26, 1970. Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. watches a Signal Corps crew erecting poles, somewhere in France. Aug. 8, 1944. National Archives. African American Soldiers have served in the American military since the Revolutionary War. Many, like Brig. Gen ...
