
Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 22 years ago |
Date of birth | December 18,1912 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Washington |
D.C. | |
United States | |
Date of died | July 4,2002 |
Died | Walter Reed Army Medical Center |
Parents | Benjamin O. Davis Sr. |
Elnora Dickerson Davis | |
Siblings | Elnora Davis |
Olive Davis | |
Spouse | Agatha Scott |
Education | United States Military Academy West Point Admissions Office |
United States Military Academy | |
The University of Chicago | |
Central High School | |
Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
Silver Star | |
Distinguished Flying Cross | |
Air Medal | |
Langley Gold Medal | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 686007 |
Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Life story
Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was a United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first African-American brigadier general in the USAF. On December 9, 1998, he was advanced to four-star general by President Bill Clinton.