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1959 - Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes first African American general in the U.S. Air Force.

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., pilot, officer, and administrator, became the first African American officer to reach the rank of major general (a two-star general) in the U.S. Air Force.  Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. father was the first African American general in the U. S. Army.

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