found: NUCMC data from U.S.A. Mil. Hist. Inst. for Oral history coll: Topical projects, 1975-1985(Davis, Benjamin O.)
found: WWA, 1974-75(Davis, Benjamin Oliver, Jr., govt. ofcl, ret. air force general; b. Washington, D.C., 1912; s. Benjamin Oliver and Sadie (Overton) D.; B.S. U.S. Mil. Acad., 1936; LTG, 1965; dep. chief staff ops. Hdqs. USAFE, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1958-61; Silver Star; Croix de Guerre; home: Arlington, Va.)
found: NUCMC data from Univ. of West Fla. for Patterson, R.G. Papers, 1935-1943(Subjects include Gen. B.O. Davis)
found: New York times, July 7, 2002:obituaries (Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.; commander, Tuskegee Airmen; b. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. on Dec. 18, 1912 in Washington; d. July 4, 2002 in Washington)
found: Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century, accessed via The Oxford African American Studies Center online database, July 27, 2014:(Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr.; Army officer, Air Force officer; born 18 December 1912 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States; attended the University of Chicago; graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (1936); assigned to the first training class at the Tuskegee Army Air Field (1942); attended the Air War College; assigned to the Pentagon after graduation (1949); returned to combat in Korea (1953); between 1955 and 1961 commanded units in Taiwan and Germany; upon returning to the United States, became the director of manpower and organization, deputy chief of staff for programs and requirements at the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force; in 1965 he became the first African American lieutenant general in the American military; served as chief of staff for the United Nations Command and U.S. Forces in Korea, commanded the Thirteenth Air Force in the Philippines; assigned as deputy commander in chief, U.S. Strike Command; also served in the Middle East, southern Asia, and Africa; retired in February 1970; after retirement Davis worked at the U.S. Department of Transportation; President Bill Clinton awarded Davis his fourth star, making him a full general (1988); died 04 July 2002 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States)
found: Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century, accessed December 21, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Davis, Benjamin O., Jr.; Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr.; army officer (1866-1995), Air Force officer; born 18 December 1912 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States; attended the University of Chicago; entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (1932-1936); first training class at the Tuskegee Army Air Field- Tuskegee Airmen (1942); promoted to lieutenant colonel; assigned command the all-black Ninety-ninth Pursuit Squadron, the first black air unit; led the unit to North Africa (1943); took a command of the 332d Fighter Group (1943); earned the Silver Star and the Distinguished Flying Cross; attended the Air War College and was assigned to the Pentagon after graduation (1949); combated in Korea (1953); became the first African American lieutenant general in the American military (1965); served in Italy, Germany, the Middle East, southern Asia, and Africa; worked in the U.S. Department of Transportation (1971); published his autobiography (1991); president Bill Clinton awarded him his fourth star, making him a full general; died 04 July 2002 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States)
