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NAME: Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
OCCUPATION: General, Pilot
BIRTH DATE: December 18, 1912
DEATH DATE: July 04, 2002
EDUCATION: University of Chicago, United States Military Academy
PLACE OF BIRTH: D.C.
PLACE OF DEATH: D.C.

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Pilot and officer Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. was the first African American general in the U.S. Air Force.

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. biography

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As the first African American general in the U.S. Air Force, pilot and officer Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. received many military honors. He later worked for the U.S. Department of Transportation and devised measures that ended a wave of aircraft hijackings.

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