Benjamin O Collection

Pilot Receiving Pointers Before Takeoff
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Davis talks to Lieutenant Charles Dryden (in cockpit) before he takes off in a P-40 Warhawk at an army air base

Colonel Benjamin Davis Sitting at Desk
(Original Caption) Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, Jr

Benjamin Davis In Uniform W/Senator
(Original Caption) 4/12/1936-West Point, NY: Lieutenant Benjamin O. Davis, Jr

Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis at Desk
(Original Caption) 10/25/1940-New York, NY: The first colored general in the history of the United States Regular Army is Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis, pictured here

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. in Cockpit
Captain Benjamin O. Davis in the cockpit of a training aircraft in 1942. The following year he organized the 332nd Fighter Group, the "Tuskegee Airmen"

General Benjamin O. Davis, in London during World War II. Davis was the first African American general in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces

Pilot on Wing of Fighter Plane
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Davis talks to Lieutenant Charles W. Dryden before he takes off

Liberian Delegation on Steps of The Capitol
Liberian President Edwin Barclay, the first African to address the US Senate, stands on the steps of the Capitol. Left to right: Brig. Gen

Benjamin O. Davis Seated W/Standing Son
(Original Caption) 9/1943-Washington, D.C.: Brigadier General Benjamin O

Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis Honored
Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, the highest ranking Negro officer in the U.S

Brigadier General Benjamin Davis
(Original Caption) 8/44: Brigadier General Benjamin Davis. BPA2 #5629

Truman Gives Ben O. Davis Testimonial
President Harry S. Truman presenting a special signed testimonial to Brigadier General Benjamin O

Military Officers Overlook Colonel's Work
(Original Caption) A job well done brings a smile from Colonel Davis, while Colonel Harry B. Young, deputy commander (left) and Major Lawrence E. Berner, wing adjutant (right) look on approvingly

Portrait of Benjamin Davis Jr
(Original Caption) Col. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. son of the only Negro ever to attain the rank of general in the army, was appointed yesterday as the first Negro general in the Air Force

Benjamin Davis Jr. Receiving a Promotion
(Original Caption) General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr

Portrait of Benjamin O. Davis
Benjamin O. Davis, Chief of Staff of U.S. Forces in Korea in 1965, is shown in a portrait. Davis is the highest-ranking Black officer in the U.S

Portrait of Major General Benjamin O. Davis
(Original Caption) Major General Benjamin O. Davis, highest ranking Negro in the U.S

Subic Bay Commander Welcoming Air Force Officers in Philippines
(Original Caption) U.S. Air Force officers Major Norris M. Overly, of Wheeling, West Virginia and Captain Jon D

Benjamin Davis Chatting with Colleagues
(Original Caption) Cleveland, Ohio: Former Air Force lieutenant general Benjamin O. Davis (C) met with well wishers after being sworn in as Cleveland's new safety director at a civic luncheon

Benjamin O. Davis at Press Conference
(Original Caption) Fort Dix, N.J.: Lt. Gen. Benjamin O

Lieutenant General Benjamin O Davis Jr. Posing
(Original Caption) Washington: Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr

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