Nominee Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. by Brice C. Grade 6, Indiana, 2/16/2001 I would like to nominate Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. He was born July 1, 1877, and grew up in Washington D.C. He was an army general in World War II. He is special because he was first Lieutenant in 1905, he was second Cavalry Brigade at Fort Riley, and one time he quit, but they hired him again. Return to Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.