Benjamin O. Davis Sr was an African-American U. S. Army general.

Early Life & Family

Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. was born in the city of Washington, D. C. When he joined the army; he claimed that he was born on July 1, 1877. However, biographer Marvin Fletcher later found a document which stated that he was born in May 1880. It is assumed that he lied about his age to join the army without his parents’ permission. His father, Louis P. H. Davis, was a messenger for the U. S. Department of the Interior. His mother, Henrietta Stewart Davis, was a nurse.

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Education

Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was a student at the M Street High School. He also took some classes at Howard University but never graduated.

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