EntityQ2046571· pop 10· linked from 48 articlesBenjamin Oliver Davis Sr.Sign in to saveUnited States Army general; First African American general officer in the U.S. Army and in the U.S. Military (1877-1970)ConnectionsPrivateEntitysergeant majorEntityCroix de guerre 1939–1945EntityDistinguished Service MedalEntitysecond lieutenantEntityfirst lieutenantEntitybrigadier generalEntity369th Infantry RegimentEntityFranceCountryPhilippinesCountryWashington, D.C.EntityWorld War IIConceptLiberiaCountryChicagoEntityWorld War IConceptFranklin D. RooseveltPersonIllinoisEntityOhioEntityHarry S. TrumanEntityInternational Standard Book NumberEntityCategories1877 births1970 deaths19th-century United States Army personnelAfrican Americans in World War IAfrican Americans in World War IIAfrican-American United States Army personnelAmerican expatriates in LiberiaAmerican recipients of the Croix de Guerre (France)Burials at Arlington National CemeteryDistrict of Columbia National Guard personnelHoward University alumni