P-51 Seat Cushion
TRAIN CAR
Early Life
Benjamin Davis was born in Washington DC on December 18, 1912, the second of three children, and the son of the first African American general in the US Army. In 1932, Davis entered West Point and four years later graduated 35th in his class the fourth black candidate to graduate from West Point at that time. He was rejected from his first choice, the Army Air Corps, because he was black, and instead was assigned to the 24th Infantry Regiment. Davis then earned his wings and became part of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen.
ATRIUM
In Training: Tuskegee Army Air Field, AL
DESERT WAR
In Combat: North Africa and Sicily
NORTHWESTERN EUROPE
In Combat: North Africa and Sicily
GERMAN HOMELAND
Training bombers: Godman Field, KY
MUSEUM STORE
Life after the War
