Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

from Now I've Heard Everything · host Bill Thompson

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. played a key role in World War II. Not only were his combat accomplishments extraordinary, but his leadership helped shape the United States Air Force for decades to come. Davis was the leader of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. As commander of the 99th Fighter Squadron and 332nd Fighter Group in Europe, Davis demonstrated that African-American pilots were just as skilled as their white counterparts.  Benjamin O. Davis flew sixty missions in the war.

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