Benjamin O. Davis Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps to become one of the most storied military commanders of his generation. Explore 80 years ago, nation’s military named its first Black ...

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. stands next to a P-51C Mustang “By Request” airplane, which he flew during World War II as part of the 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group when unit was based in ...

On May 22, 1959, Benjamin O. Davis Jr. made history as the first African American to be promoted to Major General in the United States Air Force. Best known for commanding the legendary Tuskegee ...

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., led the Tuskegee Airmen.As a youngster, Davis wanted to fly, and to this end, he sought and earned an appointment in 1932 to the United States Military Academy. As a cadet ...

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., former commander of the Tuskegee Airmen and an alumnus of the University, died July 4 in Washington, D.C. of Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 89. Davis was born in Washington, ...

I was a young captain assigned to our Air Force’s Far East headquarters in Tokyo in 1954 when then Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was brought in as the new director of operations and training.

His son Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., helped draft the Air Force plan for implementing the integration order by Truman and the Air Force was the first branch to integrate fully.