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., later commanded the famed Tuskegee Airmen. In ...

Determined to succeed, they became America’s first Black generals. In 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black person to achieve the rank of brigadier general in the US Army.

In 1972, he became the service’s first Black brigadier general in its quartermaster corps. Five years later, he became the highest-ranking Black soldier — at that time — with his promotion ...

Fort Polk became Fort Polk once again. But this time the base's name refers to Gen. James H. Polk, awarded the Silver Star ...

Gregg became the first Black brigadier general in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps in 1972, then the first Black lieutenant general in the U.S. Army in 1977. He served for over 30 years and, at ...

Ret. U.S. general tells MSNBC Putin will marvel at U.S. electing ‘Black woman,’ ‘product of mixed marriage’ Retired U.S. Army brigadier general Steven Anderson said that Russian President ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore posthumously promoted Harriet Tubman to Brigadier General in the Maryland Army National Guard.

In 1972, he became the service’s first Black brigadier general in its quartermaster corps. Five years later, he became the highest-ranking Black soldier in the Army’s history – at that time ...

Harriet Tubman was posthumously commissioned as brigadier general of the Maryland National Guard at a Veteran’s Day ceremony.