Davis, Benjamin O., 1880-1970
Brigadier General (BG) Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. was a U.S. Army Officer who became the first African-American general in the U.S. Army in October 1940. Davis served with the 1st Separate Battalion, Washington D.C. National Guard during the Spanish-American War in 1899. On 14 June 1899, he enlisted in the Regular U.S. Army. During the course of his military career, Davis served four assignments with the 9th U.S. Cavalry and one with the 10th U.S. Cavalry. He twice served in the Philippine Islands, and in 1913 participated in patrols of the Mexican Border as part of the Mexican Border Service. From April 1910 to October 1911, Davis served as military attacheĢ to the Republic of Liberia. He would later return to Liberia as an official representative of the U.S. for special occasions. Davis also served six different assignments as Professor of Military Science and Tactics (PMS&T) at Wilberforce University, Ohio, and at the Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. While assigned as PMS&T, Davis escorted Gold Star Mothers and Widows on pilgrimages to Europe to visit the graves of their loved ones during the summers of 1930 to 1933. He also served as an instructor to National Guard units in Ohio and New York. During World War II, Davis conducted inspection tours of African-American troops for the Office of the Inspector General, and the General Inspectorate Section, European Theater of Operations (ETO) (later, the Office of the Inspector General on Europe). His later assignments in Washington D.C. included Assistant to the Inspector General and Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. Davis retired from the U.S. Army on 20 July 1948. He died on 26 November 1970 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
From the description of Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. collection, 1893-1974, bulk 1941-1945. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 156996984
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