Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Jr., were a father-son duo who, respectively, went on to become the Army’s first Black general and a four-star Air Force general who led the famed Tuskegee Airmen and ...

In 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black person to achieve the rank of brigadier general in the US Army. His son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., later commanded the famed Tuskegee Airmen. In ...

Thanks to Corey Dunson, a 12th grader at Benton High School, for shining a light on the contributions of Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr.

In 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black person to achieve the rank of brigadier general in the US Army. His son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., later commanded the famed Tuskegee Airmen. In ...

Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the leader of the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen during World War II and the first black general in the Air Force, has died. Davis, who was ...

Doug Melville researched and wrote about family members Benjamin O. Davis Sr. the first Black general and his son, who led the Tuskegee Airmen and became a four-star Air Force general. (Atria ...