Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) was an American United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first African-American general in the United States Air Force. On December 9, 1998, he was advanced to four-star general by President Bill Clinton.
Davis, Jr. was born on December 19 , 1912 in Washington, D.C.. He studied at the University of Chicago and at the United States Military Academy. Davis, Jr. was married to Agatha Davis until she passed in 2002. Because of that, they had no children. Davis, Jr. died on July 4, 2002 from Alzheimer's disease in his home in Washington, D.C. when he was 89.[1] He was later buried at the Arlington National Cemetery.He was the first black general in the air force.
References
- "Benjamin O. Davis Jr., 89, Dies; First Black General in Air Force". ArlingtonCemetery.net. July 6, 2002. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013.
Other websites
- Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Collection Archives Division Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, National Air and Space Museum
- American History: Benjamin Davis
- A Tribute to Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
- African Americans in the U.S. Army
- Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr., General, United States Air Force Archived 2013-04-04 at the Wayback Machine, Arlington National Cemetery profile
- Benjamin O. Davis Jr. at Find a Grave