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General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. (1912 - 2002)

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Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
Death: July 04, 2002 (89)
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Son of Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. and Elnora Davis
Husband of Agatha Jo Davis and Private
Father of Rowan Bustann Dubois
Brother of Olive E Streator and Elnora Davis

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About Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.,

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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 officer 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 himself flew sixty missions in P-39, Curtiss P-40, P-47 and P-51 Mustang fighters. Davis followed in his father's footsteps in breaking racial barriers, as Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. was the first African-American general in the United States Army.


Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr was the father of Xavier's Biological Father He was in World War 2.

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Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.,'s Timeline

1912
December 18, 1912
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
1935
January 9, 1935
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States
2002
July 4, 2002
Age 89