Despite knowing they would likely be relegated to support roles due to the color of their skin, a father and son chose to make the military their lifelong career. Determined to succeed, they became ...

Doug Melville researched and wrote about family members Benjamin O. Davis Sr. the first Black general and his son, who led the Tuskegee Airmen and became a four-star Air Force general. (Atria Black ...

The decision to name the newest barracks at West Point for Benjamin O. Davis Jr. has received scant comment in the press. That strikes me as regrettable at a time when a polarized nation is hungering ...

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Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was the first Black general in the U.S. Army, promoted in 1940. His son, General Benjamin O. Davis Jr., became the first Black general in the U.S. Air Force in ...

CUSTIS, Lemuel Rodney Lemuel Rodney Custis, passed away on Thursday, (February 24, 2005) at the Brookview Health Care Center in West Hartford. Rodney was the last surviving member of the first class ...

The East Chapter Tuskegee Airmen Inc. (ECCTAI) had a good showing of members and fair weather for the 25th Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Golf Classic held at The Courses at Andrews on July 17. Held in honor ...