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Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
Commanded the Tuskegee Airmen in WWII Born 1912
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Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. 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 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. 
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December 18th, 1912 in Washington, D.C.  /  Died:   Jul 4th, 2002 - Alzheimer's disease
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2013/06/11
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2010/01/30
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2006/09/28
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