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Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) was an American United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen.He was the first African-American general officer in the United States Air Force. 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.

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rdfs:comment	Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) was an American United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen.He was the first African-American general officer in the United States Air Force. 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.
foaf:name	Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. Davis, Benjamin O. Jr.
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dc:description	American World War II pilot, first African-American U.S. Air Force general
alias	General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
award	dbpedia:Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States) dbpedia:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army) dbpedia:Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_Medal dbpedia:Air_Medal dbpedia:Commendation_Medal dbpedia:Legion_of_Merit dbpedia:Silver_Star
battle	World War II (InNorth Korea: (조국해방전쟁)
birth date	1912-12-18(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	District of Columbia
birth year	1912-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	2002-07-04(xsd:dateTime)
death place	District of Columbia
death year	2002-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
military command	Thirteenth Air Force 332nd Fighter Group 51st Fighter Wing 99th Pursuit Squadron Tuskegee Airmen
resting place	dbpedia:Arlington_National_Cemetery
service end year	1970-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
service start year	1936-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GEN_Davis,_Benjamin_O.jpg?width=300
is notable commander of	Thirteenth Air Force 332d Air Expeditionary Wing 477th Fighter Group 51st Fighter Wing 332d Expeditionary Operations Group 99th Flying Training Squadron
is relation of	Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr.
is starring of	The Negro Soldier

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