Air Force Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. is the founder and commander of the Tuskegee Airmen, ... Davis would see his Tuskegee Airmen swell in ranks to 1,000 and form the 99th Pursuit Squadron, ...

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 ...

Tuskegee Airmen Capt. Alva Temple, 1st Lt. Harry Stewart, ... Colonel Selway was later fired as Commander of the 477th because of his policies, and Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. assumed command.

During his lifetime, General Benjamin O. Davis Jr, commander of the Tuskegee Airmen, would often be referred to as the United States Air Force’s first African American general.

The Aerospace Professor memoir: Meeting and greeting Tuskegee Airman General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. as a hospital patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES ...

Robert Friend served as a wingman for Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. during WWII. He went on to direct Project Blue Book , a classified Air Force research initiative that investigated 12,618 alleged UFO ...

Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Jr., were a father-son duo who, respectively, went on to become the Army’s first Black general and a four-star Air Force general who led the famed Tuskegee Airmen and ...

In 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black person to achieve the rank of brigadier general in the US Army. His son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., later commanded the famed Tuskegee Airmen.

He is the great grandson of Benjamin Davis , senior and nephew of Benjamin Davis Jr , who's at the center of the book. Doug , welcome to Midday Edition. S2: Thank you so much for having me today.

The Aerospace Professor memoir: Meeting and greeting Tuskegee Airman General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. as a hospital patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES ...

The Aerospace Professor memoir: Meeting and greeting Tuskegee Airman General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. as a hospital patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES ...