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PHOTOCOPIED October 2, 2002; NASM PRESERVATION COPY

^[Chicago Sun Thursday 10-28-54]

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NAME FIRST NEGRO AIR FORCE GENERAL

Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr., 41, a native of Washington, has been promoted from colonel to temporary rank of brigadier general by President Eisenhower. Davis, an alumnus of the University of Chicago, has been director of operations and training of the Far East Air Force. (AP Wirephoto)
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