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^[[To Davis, B.O.]] Basic Ltr fr 51st Fighter Inceptor Wing, subj: Maintenance of WD AGO Form 66, dtd 19 Apr 54 AFACG-61-P Davis, Benjamin O. Jr. 1st Ind. 1 206A Dept of the Air Force, Hq USAF, Washington 25, D.C., 18 May 54 TO: Commander, Hq, 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing, APO 60, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, California 1. Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., 1 206A, was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, Army of the United States-Air Corps, 23 May 1942 to date from 1 March 1942; accepted 27 May 1942; promoted to Colonel, Army of the United States-Air Corps, 29 May 1944. Promotion to Colonel, Army of the United States-Air Corps, administratively terminated appointment as Lieutenant Colonel, Army of the United States-Air Corps. 2. Inclosed is a copy of "blanket" order effecting his promotion to the grade of Colonel, Army of the United States. BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF: [[signature]] John S Patrick [[/signature]] [[stamp]] JOHN S. PATRICK Captain, USAF Asst Air Adjutant General [[/stamp]] 1 Incl Cy Par 1, SO 183, WD dtd 1 Aug 44 PER (19 Apr 54) 2nd Ind HEADQUARTERS, 51ST FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR WING, APO 60 [[stamp]] 18 JUN 1954 [[/stamp]] TO: Commander, Headquarters Squadron Section, 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing, APO 60 [[signature]] J A D [[/signature]] J.A.D. 1 Incl a/s