His son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., followed in his footsteps by joining the military and later commanding the famed Tuskegee ...
During Black History Month, we are honoring Tuskegee Airmen commanding officer Benjamin Davis Jr. After attending the University of Chicago, he went to West Point, and ended up becoming the first ...
Morocco, May 12, 1943. Pictured are, from left, Commanding Officer Lt Col Benjamin O Davis Jr (1912 - 2002), Capt Hayden Johnson (Adjutant), Capt Elmer Jones (1918 - 2013) (Service Detachment), Lt ...
General Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first African American general in the U.S. Army, paving the way for future African American military leaders. Thanks to Corey Dunson, a 12th grader at ...