"A lot of Black veterans, it wasn't recognized what they did" Post #398 Commander Trenton Brown said Young deserves his posthumous promotion to Brigadier General for his life of leadership.

Kentucky native Charles Young, born to enslaved parents, became a distinguished military officer. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear designated a 100-mile route as the Brigadier General Charles Young ...

In 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black person to achieve the rank of brigadier general in the US Army. ... Davis Jr. became the first Black brigadier general in the Air Force in 1960.

In 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black person to achieve the rank of brigadier general in the US Army. His son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., followed in his footsteps by joining the ...

Retired Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg, Army’s first Black 3-star and namesake of Fort Gregg-Adams, ... In 1972, he became the service’s first Black brigadier general in its quartermaster corps.

D.C., Md. & Va. Harriet Tubman becomes a one-star general in Maryland, 160 years late. Her service as America’s first Black female combat soldier is finally honored this Veterans Day.

"A lot of Black veterans, it wasn't recognized what they did" Post #398 Commander Trenton Brown said Young deserves his posthumous promotion to Brigadier General for his life of leadership.