# Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr.

> United States Army general; First African American general officer in the U.S. Army and in the U.S. Military (1877-1970)

**Wikidata**: [Q2046571](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2046571)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_O._Davis_Sr.)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/benjamin-oliver-davis-sr


## References

1. [Source](https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/davis-sr-benjamin-o-1877-1970-2/)
2. [Source](https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/index.html#/arlington-national/)
3. BlackPast.org
4. Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
5. Encyclopædia Britannica Online
6. Find a Grave
7. SNAC
8. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
9. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File