Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) 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 United States Air Force. On December 9, 1998, he was advanced to four-star general by President Bill Clinton. During World War II, Davis was commander of the 99th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group, which escorted bombers on air combat missions over Europe. Davis flew sixty missio
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Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) 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 United States Air Force. On December 9, 1998, he was advanced to four-star general by President Bill Clinton. During World War II, Davis was commander of the 99th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group, which escorted bombers on air combat missions over Europe. Davis flew sixty missio
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Remarkable journey of Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the first African American general in the US Air Force. Davis graduated from from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1936. By 1941, he was in the Army Air Corps and was in the first training class of the Tuskegee Airmen. He flew several combat missions in World War II and Korea, before retiring as a 3-star general in 1970. | Mike Guardia - Author
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Remarkable journey of Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the first African American general in the US Air Force. Davis graduated from from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1936. By 1941, he was in the Army Air Corps and was in the first training class of the Tuskegee Airmen. He flew several combat missions in World War II and Korea, before retiring as a 3-star general in 1970. | Mike Guardia - Author
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On this day 71 years ago — October 27, 1954 — the United States Air Force made history in more ways than one. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. stood tall as he was pinned the first Black general officer in Air Force history — following in the trailblazing footsteps of his father, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., who had broken the same ground 14 years earlier as the first Black general in the U.S. Army. From commanding the famed Tuskegee Airmen to shaping the course of military aviation and leadership, General Dav
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On this day in 1954, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force. | We Are The Mighty
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Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, Commanding Officer of the 322nd Fighter Group, standing next to his P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, 1940s. #ww2 #military #aviation #aircraft #pilot | World War II Aircraft
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25th October 1940: Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes first African-American general in the US military
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Tomorrow, we will officially dedicate West Point's newest barracks to Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., who persevered through adversity as both a cadet and an officer. The #DavisBarracks overlooks the central area of the #USMA campus standing 110 feet tall, occupying 287,000 square feet and incorporating 167,901 pieces of granite. For more building facts and the full tour, view the video below: | West Point - The U.S. Military Academy
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A historic weekend, in more ways than one 🇺🇸 July 6, 1944, Benjamin O Davis Jr orders the Tuskegee Airmen’s new P-51s to receive distinct markings on their planes - Red Tails 🚩 Now easily recognizable with red markings, symbolizing hardiness and valor as it does in the American flag, the airmen took off for their longest mission yet to defend the Allied powers independence abroad. Learn more: Pre-order Invisible Generals on Amazon #InvisibleGenerals #TuskegeeAirmen #4thofJuly #IndependenceDay
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