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Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was born in Washington, D.C. on December 18, 1912, the second of three children born to Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Elnora Dickerson Davis. [1] His father was a U.S. Army officer, a lieutenant at that time, stationed in Wyoming with the 9th Cavalry, a segregated African-American regiment.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (July 1, 1877 – November 26, 1970) was a career officer in the United States Army. One of the few black officers in an era when American society was largely segregated, in 1940 he was promoted to brigadier general , the army's first African American general officer.
Benjamin Franklin Davis (1832–1863), American Civil War cavalry officer; Benjamin O. Davis Sr. (1877–1970), first African-American general in the U.S. Army, father of Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912–2002), American general, commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen; Bennie L. Davis (1928–2012), U.S. Air Force general
Benjamin Jefferson Davis Jr. (September 8, 1903 – August 22, 1964), was an African-American lawyer and communist who was elected in 1943 to the New York City Council, representing Harlem. He faced increasing opposition from outside Harlem after the end of World War II .
Benjamin Davis Jr. may refer to Benjamin J. Davis Jr. (1903–1964), New York Communist city councilman, imprisoned for violations of the Smith Act Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912–2002), American general, commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen
Benjamin Byron Davis (born June 21, 1972 [1]) is an American actor, writer, director and acting coach. He is known for his performance as Dutch van der Linde in the video games Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2 .
Born in Alabama, Davis was the eldest of six sons born to Benjamin E. and Matilda Holladay Davis between 1831 and 1843.Matilda Davis died in 1843. Benjamin E. Davis died in June 1846 (See An Ornament To His Country: The Life and Military Career of Benjamin Franklin Davis, published December 2023).
Cattle brand of Benjamin Davis Wilson In 1854 Wilson established Lake Vineyard , his own ranch and winery near modern-day San Gabriel, California . He had acquired the property from the widow Victoria Reid , an indigenous woman of social standing in Mexican California who had received the rancho in a land grant in her name.