[DOC] [TLE] Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. - U.S. Army Center of Military History [PAR] THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN GENERAL OFFICER IN THE REGULAR 
ARMY ... Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., was born in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 1877. 
... colonel on February 18, 1930; to brigadier general (temporary) on October 25, 
1940. ... In September 1905 he was made Professor of Military Science and 
Tactics at... [DOC] [TLE] Benjamin O. Davis Sr. - Wikipedia [PAR] Brigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (1877 or 1880  November 26, 1970
) was the first African-American general officer in the United States Army. He was 
the father of Air Force General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Contents. [hide]. 1 Early life; 
2 Early career; 3 World War II; 4 Later career; 5 Personal life .... 1940, becoming 
the first African-American general in the United States Army. [DOC] [TLE] Benjamin O. Davis Sr., soldier who became the first black ... - Pinterest [PAR] Benjamin O. Davis Sr., soldier who became the first black general in the U.S. 
Army. He was promoted to brigadier general by President Franklin D. Roosevelt 
in 1940. ... American Expeditionary force during World War One, the Harlem 
Hellfighters ..... Confederate Army, but they will dispute, however, that these 
blacks served... [DOC] [TLE] Benjamin O. Davis Sr., soldier who became the first black ... - Pinterest [PAR] Benjamin O. Davis Sr., soldier who became the first black general in the U.S. 
Army. He was promoted to Brigadier General by President Franklin D. Roosevelt 
in 1940. ... Confederate Army, but they will dispute, however, that these blacks 
served ... American Expeditionary force during World War One, the Harlem 
Hellfighters... [DOC] [TLE] Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. | United States general | Britannica.com [PAR] Soldier who became the first black general in the U.S. Army. ... Benjamin O. Davis
, Sr., in full Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. (born July 1, 1877, Washington, D.C.,... [DOC] [TLE] African Americans in the Military - Dictionary definition of African ... [PAR] These colonies were much more willing to include Americans of African descent 
in their .... In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Col. Benjamin O. 
Davis, Sr., to be the army's first black brigadier general, and opened the ... with 
black officers representing only 3 percent of the army's officers and 1 percent of 
the... [DOC] [TLE] What Happened in 1940 including World War II, Prices and Events [PAR] 1940 Prices including Wages, Houses and Gas, Events include Germany and ... It 
also made a statement to Germany that Britain would not fall easily and that the ... 
1. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. is born in 1877 and joined the United States Army in ... 
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. was one of the very first African-American pilots in the... [DOC] [TLE] African Americans in WWII - Boundless [PAR] The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military aviators in the 
United States ... African Americans first started enlisting in the military on June 1, 
1942. ... Consequently, he made the decision to allow African American soldiers 
to pick up a ... His father, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., had been the first African 
American... [DOC] [TLE] GeneaBlogie: African-American Military History: America's First ... [PAR] Feb 25, 2007 ... Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., U.S. Army (U.S. Army photo) ... shows one black 
Benjamin Davis, born to Lewis and Henrietta Davis in May, 1880. ... The 
repetitiveness of these assignments may have due to the fact the Army had no ... 
to shore up his support in the black community in advance of the 1940 election. [DOC] [TLE] 02.03.07: African Americans and the Military [PAR] These students are primarily eleventh graders taking their first Advanced ... 1. 
How does African-American military history reflect both discrimination and the 
often ... African-American Military Heroes: Benjamin Davis, Sr., Benjamin Davis, 
Jr., and ..... Roosevelt made William Hastie

Question: In 1940 FDR made Benjamin Davis Sr. the first black one of these in the Army
Answer: a general