In the late 1980s he began work on his autobiography, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American: An Autobiography (Washington, DC: Smithsonian, 1991). Following its publication, Davis pursued an active ...
Black Community Profile: Benjamin O. Davis - AARP
Celebrating Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., who was among the first group of aviators to earn their wings from the Tuskegee Institute. In 1954, Davis became the first African American Brigadier General in the ...
Tuskegee Airmen — 1941 – 1945
Into Combat — Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Davis led the Tuskegee airmen during World War II in air combat over North Africa and Italy and long-range bomber escort missions over Nazi Germany. The story of ...
Benjamin Davis in New Orleans, LA : Directory
We found 11 records for Benjamin Davis in New Orleans. Other cities Benjamin may have lived in are Ponchatoula and Mandeville as well as 2 other cities. Our public records names directory may include ...
This Week In Black History June 22-28, 2022
The Black troops would play a major role in turning the tide of battle against the rebellious Southern slave states. BENJAMIN O. DAVIS JR. 1959—Benjamin O. Davis Jr. becomes the first African American ...
New York air guardsmen awarded for valor in Afghanistan evacuation
The C-17 crew brought in special ops to rescue Americans on the ground, evacuated Afghans in danger and transported the remains of U.S. troops.