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Benjamin O. Davis Jr. autographed First Day of Issue cover featuring the “Old Glory” United States flag stamp, postmarked Washington, D.C., December 13, 1994. Davis has signed the cover in silver ink and added his rank and notable wartime distinction, inscribing: “Lt Gen U.S. Air Force.” The patriotic cachet prominently features an image of Uncle Sam alongside the phrase “ASK NOT!”

Fine condition.

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912–2002) was a pioneering United States Air Force officer and one of the most important figures in American military aviation history. A graduate of West Point, Davis became the commander of the famed Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, leading the 332nd Fighter Group in combat missions over Europe. His distinguished military career helped break racial barriers within the U.S. Armed Forces and paved the way toward the desegregation of the American military. Davis ultimately became the first African American general in the United States Air Force and was later advanced to the rank of four-star general by President Bill Clinton in 1998.

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Reference sku: 11667 1415498-1