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born at Washington D.C.
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Period: to
The lifetime of Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
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He began his carrer by volentering durring the spanish-american war
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He was the only man who could read and write in his troop
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He was commisshoned a second lieutenant of calvary in the regular army
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He was assigned to patroll the Mexican-United States border
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He was assigned to serve as a university proffessor to teach military science and tactics
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He recived his first independent award
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He was stationed in paris france to monitor racial relations
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He left the military after he spent 50 years searving
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He died in Chicago IL. of leukemia