Benjamin O. Davis Jr. made history as the first African American to be promoted to Major General in the United States Air ...

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 -- a situation with which ...

Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was born Dec. 18, 1912, to the Army's first Black general, Benjamin Davis Sr. and his wife, Elnora. Davis Sr., whose career was hampered by prejudice, taught his son the ...

Davis’ father, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., was one of two black combat officers in the Army and eventually was promoted to brigadier general. His son decided that he wanted to become a pilot and to ...

GEN BENJAMIN O. DAVIS, JR., first black to become General in the US Air Force BRIG. GEN. BENJAMIN O. DAVIS, SR., first black General in the Regular Army LT. HENRY O. FLIPPER, US Army, first black ...

Davis was born in Washington, D.C., to the Army’s first black officer, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. He enrolled at Case Western Reserve University, and then transferred to the University of Chicago, where he ...

and members of Davis' family, cut the ribbon to the barracks that stands tall above the rest. "General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. exemplifies the West Point values of Duty, Honor and Country ...

His father was an Army general, and both of them were familiar ... Not far away at the Tuskegee Institute, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was a professor of military science and tactics.