Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (July 1, 1877 – November 26, 1970) was a career officer in the United States Army. One of the few black officers in an era when...
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1912, Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was born in Washington, D.C., the second of three children born to Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Elnora Dickerson Davis. His...
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Awesome Ben Davis, former drummer of punk band Sugarcult Benjamin Franklin Davis (1832–1863), American Civil War cavalry officer Benjamin O. Davis Sr. (1877–1970)...
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headquarters was federally recognized on September 6, 1924. In 1938, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the regimental commander, and he led a reorganization that...
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Illinois Senate. His wife Elnora was the daughter of Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis Sr. He died in Santa Monica, California. Company, Johnson Publishing...
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first African-American woman to receive a doctorate in zoology, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. the first African-American US Army general, Frederic E. Davison...
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Garland escorted Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis Sr. to a reception honoring the general at the home of Ira Gershwin. Davis, the first Black general and...
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before the election by appointing the nation's first black general, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., and announcing the creation of the Tuskegee Airmen. The Suez Crisis...
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General Davis may refer to: Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912–2002), U.S. Air Force general Benjamin O. Davis Sr. (1877–1970), U.S. Army brigadier general Bennie...
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President Rutherford B. Hayes Arthur C. Davis (1893–1965), US Navy Admiral, pioneer of dive bombing Benjamin O. Davis Sr. (1880–1970), United States Army General;...
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community of Pensacola Beach. Source: Biography portal Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Martin Delany U.S. Census, 1930, enumerator district...
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recipient) Sergeant Major of the Army (Retired) William Connelly Benjamin O. Davis Sr., First African-American general officer in the U.S. Army. Matthias...
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Black General: Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.(1880-1970). University Press of Kansas. p. 65. Davis, Benjamin O. Jr. (1991). Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. / American...
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General in Europe), Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis Sr. (first black general), Dr. Walter Reed and singer Sammy Davis, Jr. Entertainer Chris LeDoux grew...
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became the leader of the opposition British Labour Party. 1940 – Benjamin O. Davis Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States...
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Wheeling, Lee met and married Sarah Ann Row. Reverend Robert E. L. Strider, Sr., who later became the Bishop of the West Virginia, conducted the ceremony...
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Train for Combat! Decorations Superior Unit Award Commanders Notable commanders Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Harry Chamberlin Insignia Distinctive Unit Insignia...
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John T. Scopes, teacher and football coach (b. 1900) November 26 – Benjamin O. Davis Sr. US Army General. First African-American to rise to the rank of Brigadier...
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African-American general in the United States Air Force. His father, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., was the first African-American brigadier general in the Army (1940)...
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— (No address found) General Benjamin O. Davis Sr. – The first African-American general. Father of Benjamin O. Davis Jr.; commander of the World War...
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followed by scenes in London of the first Black general Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and his son Benjamin O. Davis Jr. The newsreel footage then moves on to sports...
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William H. Hastie, Charles Hamilton Houston, Robert Heberton Terrell, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., Jean Toomer, Paul Capel, III, Robert C. Weaver, and James E. Bowman...
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at the beginning of World War II: Brigadier Generals Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Benjamin O. Davis Jr. The first Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP)...
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stamp: Booker T. Washington First African-American flag officer: BG Benjamin O. Davis Sr., U.S. Army First African American to earn a doctorate in library...
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officers, women could now enlist in the Army for three year terms. Benjamin O. Davis Sr., who would become the first African-American general in the United...
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Arthur Nathaniel B. Baker Peter T. Washburn John Jacob Astor IV Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Christian Fleetwood John F. Hartranft Theodore Roosevelt Paul Bragg[citation...
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Taylor Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr. Mary Broh Benjamin O. Davis Sr., United States Army John Warren Davis (college president) Luther H. Foster Jr. Piet...
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List of women who died in childbirth (category CS1 Serbian-language sources (sr))
Jean Webster (1916), author Elnora Dickerson (1916), first wife of Benjamin O. Davis Sr. the mother of Budd Boetticher (1916) Anna Uelsmann (1919), Mother...
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Senator from Connecticut from 1945 to 1946 (died 1971) July 1 – Benjamin O. Davis Sr., US Army General. First African-American to rise to the rank of...
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Shadd Cary Elijah Cummings David Dinkins Mike Espy Adrian Fenty Harold Ford Sr. Kamala Harris Letitia James Thurgood Marshall Gregory W. Meeks L. Douglas...
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