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Benjamin O. Davis Sr. - Wikipedia

Benjamin O. Davis Sr. ... Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (July 1, 1877 – November 26, 1970) was a career officer in the United States Army. One of the few black ...

Benjamin O. Davis Sr. - National Museum of the United States Army

Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Brigadier General 9th Cavalry Regiment July 1, 1877 – November 26, 1970 Benjamin Davis in uniform standing up in an automobile.

Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. | Accomplishments & Biography - Britannica

Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. (b. 1877 or 1880–d. 1970) was a lifelong soldier who in 1940 became the first Black general in any branch of the U.S. ...

General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. was the First African American ...

General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. was the First African American general officer in the Active-Duty Army in the U.S. Army. The United States Army pays tribute ...

Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. - Army Heritage Center Foundation

Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. was born in Washington, D.C. on 1 July 1877 to Louis P. H. and. Henrietta Davis. He attended M Street High School in Washington ...

How Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Davis Jr. became America's first ...

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.

National Air and Space Museum on X: "Benjamin O. Davis Sr was ...

Benjamin O. Davis Sr was the first African American general in the U.S. Army. He is seen here pinning the Distinguished Flying Cross on his ...

Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr., You Are My Hero - DVIDS

Shares the story of Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. in honor of black history month Feb. 9 in Sembach, Germany.

On this day in 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr ... - Mississippi Today

On this day in 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black American promoted to brigadier general in the U.S. Army.

Gen. Benjamin O. Davis - A People at War

During World War II, General Benjamin O. Davis was the first African-American general officer in the United States military.

Benjamin O. Davis | Photographs | Howard University

Davis, Sr.; Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.; Father and son, the outstanding negro military figures in America, posed for the Tuskegee Army Flying School ...

Military: Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. - National Postal Museum |

Military: Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. ... The Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. stamp was issued January 28, 1997. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. distinguished himself in a ...

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. - National Museum of the United States Army

was one of only two Black officers in the Army. Davis Sr. taught his son about the world and Army from an early age. As part of a military family, Davis Jr.

Defending the Long Road to Freedom: Benjamin Oliver Davis

Davis Sr. Photograph Collection] Born in 1877, the grandson of a slave, Benjamin O. Davis entered military service during the Spanish-American War as a ...

The Pioneering Black Generals Who Struggled Against Invisibility

Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was born in 1880 to Louis P. H. and Henrietta Davis. Although Louis wanted Ben Sr. to follow in his footsteps and work for ...

Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. - DeKalb County Clerk of Superior Court

Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr., was born in Washington, D.C., July 1,. 1877, the grandson of a slave. In high school, Davis participated in the.

Gen. Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. - 70 Air Force Birthday

When Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. was born in 1912, his father was a first lieutenant. The racial barrier the younger Davis faced took several forms. In July 1932 ...

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Benjamin O. Davis Sr. - VA News

Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. joined the military in 1898 as a volunteer in the Spanish-American War and later became the first black brigadier ...

Breaking Barriers: Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Jr. - Wright Museum

The first two Black generals in the U.S. military were father and son: Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. and Benjamin O Davis, Jr. They broke barriers and were ...

Benjamin O. Davis, Senior - AWS

Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr., was born on May 28, 1880, in Washington, D.C. He lied about his age in 1898, when he joined the army to fight in the Spanish- ...