He was the first black general in the U.S. Army. While a student at Howard University the Spanish-American War started and he entered the military service on July 13, 1898, as a temporary first lieutenant of the 8th United States Volunteer Infantry.
His military decorations include the bronze Star and he Distinguished Service Medal.
His son, Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. became the first black general officer in the U.S. Air Force.
I would put the Davis family in for one of the renamed U.S. Army bases.
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