page_title: Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
section_title: Dates of rank
hierarchical_section_title: Benjamin O. Davis Jr. / Dates of rank
caption_attribution_description: English: General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. after his promotion to General.
context_page_description: Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was an American United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen.
  He was the first African-American "Brigadier" general in the United States Air Force. [The first African-American General Officer of the United States Air Force was actually Daniel "Chappie" James Jr.] On December 9, 1998, he was advanced to four-star general by President Bill Clinton. During World War II, Davis was commander of the 99th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group, which escorted bombers on air combat missions over Europe. Davis flew sixty missions in P-39, Curtiss P-40, P-47 and P-51 Mustang fighters. Davis followed in his father's footsteps in breaking racial barriers, as Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was the first African-American "Brigadier" general in the United States Army.
context_section_description: General Davis' effective dates of promotion are:
caption: Portrait of General Davis shortly after receiving his fourth star.
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