Benjamin O. Davis Sr.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:General
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Tuskegee_Institute
gptkb:National_Urban_League
gptkb:NAACP
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1880-07-01
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Benjamin_O._Davis_Jr.
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen
gptkbp:death_date 1970-07-04
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African_American
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
African American military personnel
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Booker_T._Washington
gptkbp:is_known_for First African American general in the United States Army
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for African American rights in the military
Historical figure in U. S. military history
Inspiration for African American pilots
Symbol of progress in military integration
Role model for future generations of military leaders
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:Buffalo_Soldiers
gptkb:8th_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Ben
gptkbp:notable_achievement Pioneered integration in the U. S. military
gptkbp:notable_character First African American general in the United States Army
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:332nd_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1898-1948
gptkbp:spouse Ethel Davis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Benjamin_O._Davis_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4