Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr.
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United States Army general; First African American general officer in the U.S. Army and in the U.S. Military (1877-1970)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1926-05-26
- Active to
- 1991-09-28
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Discography
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Benjamin
- Family name
- Davis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Military rank
- brigadier general
- Image
- "Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis watches a Signal Corps crew erecting poles, somewhere in France." - NARA - 531201.gif
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.
- date of death
- 1970-11-26
- date of birth
- 1880-05-00
- name in native language
- Benjamin Oliver Davis
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- birth name
- Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr.
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