Identifier

NASM.1992.0023, Subseries 2.3

Creator

Davis, Benjamin O., Jr., 1912-

Date

1932-1970

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of material which can be identified to a particular posting during Davis' military career. For an explanation of the recurring broad categories, see Scope and Content Note.

Arrangement note

Within each posting subseries, materials are organized by genre or subject, depending upon the nature of the material. Missing Title Subseries 2.3.1: United States Military Academy (West Point, NY), Cadet (1932-1936) Subseries 2.3.2: 24th Infantry Regiment (Ft. Benning, GA), Company Officer (1936-1937) Subseries 2.3.3: Infantry School (Ft. Benning, GA), Student (1937-1938) Subseries 2.3.4: Tuskegee Institute (Tuskegee, AL), Professor of Military Science (1938-1941) Subseries 2.3.5: Tuskegee AAF (Tuskegee, AL), Administrative Officer (1942) Subseries 2.3.6: 99th Fighter Squadron, Squadron Commander (1942-1943) Subseries 2.3.7: 332d Fighter Group, Group Commander (1943-1945) Subseries 2.3.8: Godman Field (Fort Knox, KY), Base Commander (1945-1946) Subseries 2.3.9: Lockbourne AAB/AAF/AFB (Lockbourne, OH), Base Commander (1946-1949) Subseries 2.3.10: Air War College (Maxwell AFB, AL), Student (1949-1950) Subseries 2.3.11: Directorate of Operations, Air Staff, Pentagon (Washington, DC), Chief of Fighter Branch (1950-1953) Subseries 2.3.12: 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing, Wing Commander (1953-1954) Subseries 2.3.13: Far East Air Force (Tokyo, Japan), Director of Operations and Training (1954-1955) Subseries 2.3.14: Air Task Force 13 (Taipei, Taiwan), Commander; also Vice Commander, Thirteenth Air Force (1955-1957) Subseries 2.3.15: Twelfth Air Force (Ramstein, Germany), Chief of Staff (1957) Subseries 2.3.16: USAF Europe (Ramstein/Wiesbaden, Germany), Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (1957-1961) Subseries 2.3.17: Programs and Requirements, Headquarters, USAF, Pentagon (Washington, DC), Director of Manpower and Organization; Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff (1961-1965) Subseries 2.3.18: United Nations Command/US Forces Korea (Seoul, Korea), Chief of Staff (1965-1967) Subseries 2.3.19: Thirteenth Air Force (Clark AB, Philippines), Commanding Officer (1967-1968) Subseries 2.3.20: US Strike Command (MacDill AFB, FL), Deputy Commander-in-Chief (1968-1970) Subseries 2.3.21: Retirement (1970)

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Citation

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Collection, Acc. 1992.0023, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Type

Archival materials