Benjamin o davis sr biography of michael

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.

Benjamin o davis sr biography of michael

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.

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.

Military Career

In 1898, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. joined the 8th U.

S. Volunteer Infantry as a temporary first lieutenant. During the Spanish-American War, he was stationed at Chickamauga Park, Georgia. In 1899, he joined Troop I, 9th Cav