Colonel Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colonel_Benjamin_O._Davis_Jr.

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gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Air_Medal gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:Legion_of_Merit gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom gptkb:Silver_Star gptkb:Spingarn_Medal Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	December 18, 1912
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen gptkb:332nd_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate	July 4, 2002
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:education	gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy_at_West_Point
gptkbp:ethnicity	gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Benjamin_Oliver_Davis_Jr.
gptkbp:graduationYear	1936
gptkbp:honor	Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site named in his honor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Colonel Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:notableFor	breaking racial barriers in the U.S. military commander of the Tuskegee Airmen first African-American general in the United States Air Force
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:military_officer gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Benjamin_O._Davis_Sr.
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:General Brigadier General Colonel
gptkbp:serviceYears	1936–1970
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Agatha_Scott
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:Benjamin_O._Davis_Jr.:_American:_An_Autobiography numerous books and documentaries on the Tuskegee Airmen
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:477th_Composite_Group
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