What is Benjamin O. Davis Jr.?
[[File:Benjamindavis.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Davis, Jr. in c. 1960]] '''Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr.''' (December 18, 1912 &ndash; July 4, 2002) was an [[Americans|American]] United States Air Force general and commander of the [[World War II]] Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first [[African-American people|African-American]] general in the [[United States Air Force]]. On December 9, 1998, he was advanced to four-star general by President [[Bill Clinton]]. Davis, Jr. was born on December 19 , 1912 in [[Washington, D.C.]]. He studied at the [[University of Chicago]] and at the [[United States Military Academy at West Point|United States Military Academy]]. Davis, Jr. was married to Agatha Davis until she passed in 2002. Because of that, they had no children. Davis, Jr. died on July 4, 2002 from [[Alzheimer's disease]] in his home in Washington, D.C. when he was 89.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/bodavisjr.htm |title=Benjamin O. Davis Jr., 89, Dies; First Black General in Air Force |date=July 6, 2002 |publisher=ArlingtonCemetery.net |archive-date=April 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404135931/http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/bodavisjr.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was later buried at the [[Arlington National Cemetery]].He was the first black general in the air force. On July 15 2016 he was 290 yrs old ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category}} * [http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/arch/findaids/davis/dav_frames.html Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Collection Archives Division] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606133021/http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/arch/findaids/davis/dav_frames.html |date=2011-06-06 }}, National Air and Space Museum * [http://www.aviation-history.com/airmen/davis.htm American History: Benjamin Davis] * [http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/history/bhc_odavisjr_tribute.html A Tribute to Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.] * [http://www.army.mil/africanamericans African Americans in the U.S. Army] * [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/bodavisjr.htm