Officer T67987 Brooklyn NY, Murdic, Robert J. first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Market data provided by Factset. Officer T64280 Brooklyn NY, Schwing, Herbert J. Officer T64271 Helena AR, Exum, Herven P. 44-I-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. Officer T68763 Pittsburgh PA, Custis, Lemuel R. 42-C-SE 3/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0441128 Hartford CT, Dabney, Roscoe J., Jr. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843244 Lakewood NJ, Daniels, Harry J. George Hardy flew with the 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen, in 1945. William 44-I-I-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838159 White Plains NY, Simpson, Jesse H. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T62812 Los Angeles CA, Twine, Saint M., Jr. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 Flt. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842888 Springfield MO, Woods, Carl J. Officer T67157 Atlantic City NJ, Washington, Samuel L. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. (Courtesy CAF Rise Above via U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama). The Tuskegee Airmen quickly proved that Black pilots were more than fit for combat. The United States Postal Service issued a stamp in Anderson's honor at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama in 2014. Officer T68762 Asheville NC, McClenic, William B., Jr. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811285 Akron OH, McClure, John 42-G-SE 8/5/1942 2nd Lt. 0791538 Kokomo IN, McCreary, Walter L. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798950 San Antonio TX, McCrory, Felix M. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838033 Yuma AZ, McCrumby, George T. 43-A-SE 1/14/1943 2nd Lt. 0796265 Fort Worth TX, McCullin, James L. 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792442 St. Louis MO, McDaniel, Armour G. 43-A-SE 1/14/1943 2nd Lt. 0796266 Martinsville VA, McGarrity, Thomas H. 45-I-SE 1/29/1946 2nd Lt. 02102014 Chicago IL, McGee, Charles E. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 08071 03 Champaign IL, McGinnis, Faythe A. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. 42-I-SE 10/9/1942 2nd Lt. 0792784 Fresno CA, Lawson, Walter E. 42-G-SE 8/5/1942 2nd Lt. 0791783 Newton VA, Leahr, John H. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809245 Cincinnati OH, Lee, Frank 44-F-TE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835320 Los Angeles CA, Leftenant, Samuel G. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838032 Amityville NY, Leftwich, Ivey L. 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814832 Fairfield AL, Leonard, Wilmore B. Chicago Tribune March 3, 2023. Officer T69974 Baltimore MD, Johnson, Langdon E. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804554 Rand WV, Johnson, Louis W. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839094 San Antonio TX, Johnson, Robert M. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 Flt. Officer T67150 Chicago IL, Walker, Charles E. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819451 Jackson MI, Walker, Frank D. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807111 Richmond KY, Walker, James A. Officer T70241 Inkster MI, Temple, Alva N. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809256 Carrollton AL, Terry, Kenneth E. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. "What made the Tuskegee Airmen ultimately succeed was the ability to overcome the obstacles they faced with hard work and dedication," LaVone Kay, spokesperson for Commemorative Air Force Rise Above, told Fox News Digital. "This historical landmark is a rich backdrop to a modern, state-of-the-art facility providing top-notch training and education, while serving as an economic engine for the region," says the City of Tuskegee online. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. Postal Service in 2014. Tuskegee (Air Force Historical Research Agency). Americans know the 332nd and the Red Tails today as the most famous of the Tuskegee Airmen. I think I was successful. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 Flt. Officer T62814 Mars PA, Woods, Carrol S. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811294 Valdosta GA, Woods, Isaac R. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T66147 Los Angeles CA, Mann, Hiram E. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0830329 Cleveland OH, Manning, Albert H. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804556 Hartsville SC, Manning, Walter P. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828053 Philadelphia PA, Maples, Andrew 43-A-SE 1/14/1943 2nd Lt. 0796264 Orange VA, Maples, Harold B. He was 89 years old. 44-I-1-TE 10/16/1944 1st Lt. 0420985 Memphis TN, Smith, Lewis C. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801176 Los Angeles CA, Smith, Luther H. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804560 Des Moines IA, Smith, Quentin P. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841274 East Chicago IL, Smith, Reginald V. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. Yes, they were the first African American fighter pilots and crew in the US Army Air Corps, and no, they were not all from Tuskegee. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 1st Lt. 01581149 Bakersfield CA, Gordon, Elmer 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798947 Portsmouth VA, Gordon, Joseph E. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821912 Brooklyn NY, Gordon, William M. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798948 Mobile AL, Gorham, Alfred M. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821913 Waukesha WI, Gould, Cornelius Po, Jr. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 Flt. Officer T67160 Jacksonville FL, Talton, James E. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. 020146 Tuskegee AL, Davis, Claude C. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 1st Lt. 0441115 Pittsburgh PA, Davis, Clifford W. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. More information on the Tuskegee Airmen can be found at the website of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. www.tuskegeeairmen.org. 46-A-TE 3/23/1946 Flt. Officer T70423 Philadelphia PA, Williams, James R. 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 2nd Lt. 02068906 Bryn Mawr PA, Williams, Joseph H. 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839097 Chicago IL, Williams, Kenneth I. Thomas, Edward M. 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814841 Chicago IL, Thomas, Walter H., Jr. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. He put the wind beneath the wings of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, only after fighting for the right to fly on his own a decade earlier. Officer T67986 Cleveland OH, Cox, Hannibal M., Jr. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828048 Chicago IL, Craig, Charles E. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. "Remaining in Tuskegee after the war, Anderson continued to provide flight instruction at Moton Field, which remains an active airport and is the location of theTuskegee Airmen National Historic Site," reports the Encyclopedia of Alabama. Officer T70485 Springfield, Ill. Hudson, Elbert 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824834 Los Angeles CA, Hudson, Lincoln T. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835326 Chicago IL, Hudson, Perry E., Jr. 43:}-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814818 Atlanta GA, Hughes, Andrew James 46-B-TE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Unknown, Hughes, Samuel R., Jr. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. Officer T67983 New London OH, Williams, Yancey 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 1st Lt. 0423693 Tulsa OK, Williamson, Willie A. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. '", "The Red Tails destroyed or damaged 409 German aircraft; 739 locomotives and train cars; 40 barges and boats; even one enemy destroyer." 46-A-SE 3/23/1946 Flt. Officer T66142 Pittsburgh PA, Johnson, Rupert C. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835327 Los Angeles CA, Johnson, Theopolis W. 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842589 Carbon Hill AL, Johnson, Wilbert H. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807098 Los Angeles CA, Johnston, William A., Jr. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Officer T67979 Wenatchee WA, Edwards, Jerome T. 42:J-SE 11/10/1942 2nd Lt. 0793707 Steubenville OH, Edwards, John E. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835407 Steubenville OH, Edwards, William H. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Tuskegee Airmen of World War II - history.sandiego.edu Aircraft was housed and maintained here. Officer T70221 Lockhart TX, Bartley, William R. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809238 Jacksonville FL, Bates, George A. WebList of Tuskegee Airmen. How Many Tuskegee Airmen Were There The daring pair also made a long-distance flight to Canada. Officer T70238 East Berkley WV, Price, Charles R. 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 Flt. Denied opportunities to take flying lessons because he was African American, he blazed his own path into the wild blue yonder. Thats what we admired about him. Charles Alfred Anderson Sr. was born on Feb. 9, 1907 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Iverson and Janie Anderson. Thats what we admired about him." Officer T69972 Richmond VA, Bailey, William H. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843102 Pittsburgh PA, Baldwin, Henry Jr. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. 46-A-TE 3/23/1946 Flt. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. In 1929, Anderson had earned his pilots license, and went on to become the first African American to earn a commercial pilots certification in 1932. 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792421 Salisbury MD, Leslie, William A. 42-K-SE 12/13/1942 2nd Lt. 0794600 St. Louis MO, Pullam, Richard C. 42-K-SE 12/13/1942 2nd Lt. 0794601 Kansas City KS, Pulliam, Glenn W. 44-I-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. Officer T70095 Chicago IL, Carter, Floyd J. Last known Tuskegee Airman from Chicago area dies at 96 Officer T67975 Washington DC, Stevens, Fuchard G. 44-I-l-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838160 Washington DC, Steward, Lowell C. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809254 Los Angeles CA, Stewart, Harry T., Jr. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835330 Corona NY, Stewart, Nathaniel C. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814840 Philadelphia PA, Stiger, Roosevelt 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824842 Jackson MI, Stoudmire, Norvel 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811289 St. Louis MO, Stovall, Charles L. 44-I-l-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838161 Wichita KS, Streat, William A., Jr. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. He was later hired to be the lead flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in World War II. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814206 Jersey City NJ, Scott, Joseph P. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843107 Chicago IL, Scott, Wayman E. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. Legal Statement. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790462 Muskogee OK, McIntyre, Clinton E. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 02075549 Bronx NY, McIntyre, Herbert A. TUSKEGEE AIRMEN The Red Tails destroyed or damaged 409 German aircraft in the air (136) or on the ground (273); 739 locomotives and other train cars damaged or destroyed; 40 barges and boats; even one enemy warship, a destroyer. Charles Anderson "did a great job of running things," Hardy, who is now 97 years old, told Fox News Digital. Vernon NY, Yates, Phillip C. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Officer T70102 Norfolk VA, Knight, Frederick D., Jr. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843355 Columbus OH, Knight, William H. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. Charles "Chief" Anderson put the wind beneath the wings of the Tuskegee Airmen. Officer T69745 Little Silver NJ, Peoples, Francis B. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 Flt. Officer T67974 Lebanon KY, Spann, Calvin]. Somebody had to do it, says Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, a 99-year-old member of the renowned Tuskegee Airmen.As the first Black pilots in U.S. military Officer T64279 New York NY, Whittaker, Peter H. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824845 Detroit MI, Whyte, James W.,Jr. Officer T140106 Wilmington DE, Jefferson, Alexander 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819461 Detroit MI, Jefferson, Lawrence B. Charles Anderson "did a great job of running things," Hardy, who is now 97 years old, told Fox News Digital. A once-classified "box score" shows the deadly effect on German forces inflicted by the Tuskegee Airmen "Red Tails." Officer T69975 Hyattsville MD, Jones, Hubert L. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811284 Institute WV, Jones, Major E. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828051 Cleveland OH, Jones, Robert, Jr. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 Flt. "I listened to my instructors, I learned a lot and did the best I could. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 Flt. Officer T66404 London OH, Calhoun, James A. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 Flt. His father, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., had already broken down barriers as the first brigadier general in the U.S. Army. Officer T66402 Brooklyn NY, Warrick, Calvin T. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841278 Elkton MD, Washington, Milton 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 Flt. The pilot, a Lt. Weathers, dropped his wing tanks, and turned into the German formation. Anderson lived long enough to see the story of the men he introduced to flying immortalized in the 1995 movie "The Tuskegee Airmen," starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Lawrence Fishburne. Officer T70429 Chicago IL, Mulzac, John I. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790453 Tuskegee AL, Carey, Carl E. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838025 St. Louis MO, Carpenter, Russell W. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839085 Plainfield NJ, Carroll, Alfred Q., Jr. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814827 Washington DC, Carroll, Lawrence W. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843353 Chicago IL, Carter, Clarence J. AL, Biffle, Richard L.,Jr. Officer T70225 Philadelphia PA, Robinson, Carroll H. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828058 Atlanta GA, Robinson, Curtis C. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801174 Orangeburg SC, Robinson, Isaiah E.,Jr. James H. Harvey. Left to right, Richard S. "Rip" Harder, Brooklyn, New York; unidentified airman; Thurston L. Gaines, Jr., Freeport, New York; Newman C. Golden, Cincinnati, Ohio; Wendell M. Lucas, Fairmont Heights, Maryland. 46-A-SE 3/23/1946 2nd Lt. 02102098 Ardmore PA, Lucas, Wendell M. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 1st Lt. 0430199 Fairmont Hgts. Tuskegee Airmen Officer T69753 New Orleans LA, Dickerson, Charles W. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814829 New Rochelle NY, Dickerson, Page L. 45-G-SE 10/16/1945 Flt. Market data provided by Factset. Tuskegee Airman and retired Lt. Col. George Hardy with children at Robert L. Taylor Community Complex in Sarasota, Florida, in 2013. Officer T64646 Rochester NY, Pennington, Robert F. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821901 Chicago IL, Alexander, Halbert L. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839082 Georgetown IL, Alexander, Harvey R. 44-D-TE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828041 Georgetown IL, Alexander, Robert R. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0805590 Harrisburg PA, Alexander, Walter G. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 2nd Lt. 0842999 Orange NJ, Allen, Carl V. 46-C-SE 6/28/1946 2nd Lt. 02102108 Bronx NY, Allen, Clarence W. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798941 Mobile AL, Allen, Walter H. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. PA, Iles, George J. Officer T67984 Mt. CHICAGO A Chicago area Tuskegee Airman whose contributions and success altered the course of history has died. Dubbed "Chief" by his students, he was the lead flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Officer T67963 Atlanta GA, Bohler, Henry C. L. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811220 Poplar Bluff MO, Brazil, Harold E. 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817596 Joplin MO, Brewin, Irvin O. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790457 Brazil IN, Hall, James L., Jr. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824848 Washington DC, Hall, Leonard C., Jr. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 2nd Lt. 0843004 Philadelphia PA, Hall, Milton T. 42-K-5E 12/13/1942 2nd Lt. 0794599 Owensboro KY, Hall, Richard W. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809242 Albany GA, Hamilton, John L. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 01576078 Greenwood MS, Hancock, Victor L. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 1st Lt. 01014240 New Orleans LA, Liggins, Wayne V. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 08071 02 Springfield OH, Lindsey, Perry W. 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 2nd Lt. 02068905 New Albany IN, Lockett, Claybourne A. Tuskegee Airmen 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814191 Birmingham AL, Goodwin, Luther A. Officer T66408 Los Angeles CA, Collins, Russell L. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T70111 Litchfield Park AZ, Young, William W. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. The Tuskegee Airmen First Group of African-American Fighter Pilots in WW2 By Stephen Sherman, Feb. 2000. "The Anderson-Forsythe long-distance flights attracted worldwide attention and greatly popularized aviation in the African American community," the African American Registry reports on its website. Officer T149986 Detroit MI, Barland, Herbert C. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 01168159 Chicago IL, Barnes, Gentry E. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828045 Lawrenceville IL, Barnett, Herman A. Tuskegee University Officer T70561 Oberlin OH, Selden, Wiley W. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 08071 08 Norfolk VA, Sessions, Mansfield L. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842885 Los Angeles CA, Sheats, George H. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842585 New Haven CT, Shepherd, James H. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T67153 Muncie IN, Finley, Clarence C. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841266 Chicago IL, Finley, Otis 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843245 St. Louis MO, Fischer, James H. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T67141 Jersey City NJ, Bell, Lloyd W. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 2nd Lt. 0840735 Pulaski IL, Bell, Richard H. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830780 Chicago IL, Bell, Rual W. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 Flt. Some 14,000 Tuskegee Airmen served in World War II, including hundreds of its now-legendary fighter pilots. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804557 Battle Creek MI, Miller, Willard B. It also helped forge a national reputation for the Tuskegee Airmen a reputation that would soon be steeled under fire in the skies over Europe. Charles "Chief" Anderson was the first licensed Black commercial pilot in America in 1932. (Air Force Historical Research Agency), "He learned to fly through personal determination. Officer T70103 Atlanta GA, Prewitt, Mexion O. Officer T70228 Detroit MI, Wiggins, Robert H. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809259 New York NY, Wilburn, Arthur 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819466 Asheville NC, Wiley, James T. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790469 Pittsburgh PA, Wilhite, Emmet 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 2nd Lt. 0843009 Los Angeles CA, Wilkerson, Oscar L., Jr. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843249 Chicago Hgts. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801173 Norfolk VA, Mosley, Clifford E. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Jr. told generations of kids about being one of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation's first Black aviation combat unit. Officer T63112 Tulsa OK, Foreman, Walter T. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801167 Washington DC, Francis, William V. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Officer T67146 San Antonio TX, Houston, Heber C. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801170 Detroit MI. Officer T67147 New Orleans LA, Morgan, Dempsey W. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804558 Detroit MI, Morgan, John H. 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792423 Cartersville GA, Morgan, William B. Charles "Chief" Anderson put the wind beneath the wings of the Tuskegee Airmen. Officer T64627 South Bend IN, Ponder, Driskell B. Officer T67966 Washington DC, Campbell, McWheeler 44-J-5E 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0840203 Cambria VA, Campbell, Vincent O. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. Officer T68701 Cumberland MD, Cole, Robert A. Officer T66399 Wetumpka AL, Daniels, Virgil A. Following each name is their class number, graduation date, rank held at Tuskegee, serial number, and hometown. Officer T66145 St. Louis MO, Stanton, Charles R. 43-A-SE 1/14/1943 2nd Lt. 0796268 Portland OR, Starks, Arnett W.,Jr. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 Flt. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841273 New York NY, Scott, Floyd R., Jr. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. Officer T68753 Oroville CA, Broadwater, William E. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. 44-I-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 01314639 Williamsport PA, Hunter, Marcellus L. 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 2nd Lt. 0843343 Washington DC, Hunter, Samuel 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0840206 Colorado Spgs. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. The Tuskegee Airmen built an exemplary record in their bomber escort missions. Officer T61867 Jacksonville FL, Darnell, Charles E. 44-C-TE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824824 Dayton OH, Dart, Clarence W. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814826 Elmira NY, Davenport, Harry J., Jr. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830784 Beaumont TX, Davis, Alfonza W. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798944 Omaha NE, Davis, Benjamin O., Jr. 42-C-SE 3/6/1942 Capt. Fewer than 1,000 pilots served with the Tuskegee Airmen. I had the fun of going up in one of the tiny training planes with the head instructor, and seeing this interesting countryside from the air.". Officer T62057 Chicago IL, Wilson, James A. WebInformation on Tuskegee Airmen pilots was collected and analyzed for accuracy by all three parties, resulting in the complete online, searchable Pilot Roster, a milestone for educating and inspiring people wanting to learn more about our 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T70427 Chicago IL, Davis, Donald F. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. Officer T67970 Cleveland OH, Haley, George J. Officer T61501 Washington DC, Rayford, Lee 42-E-SE 5/20/1942 2nd Lt. 0789437 Washington DC, Raymond, Frank R. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Officer T64626 Junction City KS, Norton, George G., Jr. 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. Officer T70094 Columbus GA, Burch, John A., III 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841255 Indianapolis IN, Burns, Charles A. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Charles Alfred "Chief" Anderson died on April 13, 1996, in Tuskegee. (United States Postal Service), "In 1967, Anderson co-founded Negro Aviation International, an association for Black pilots.". Officer T70422 Yukon PA, Morgan, Woodrow F. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814199 Omaha NE, Morris, Harold M. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828046 Seattle WA, Morrison, Thomas J., Jr. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841265 Roxbury MA, Moseley, Sidney J. 10 Inspiring Facts About the Tuskegee Airmen | Mental Floss NJ, Gallwey, James H. 46-A-SE 3/23/1946 2nd Lt. 02078775 Oswego NY, Gamble, Howard C. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817586 Charleston WV, Gant, Morris E. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 Flt. (Courtesy CAF Rise Above via U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama). 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. WebThe Tuskegee Airmen were the first all-black military pilot group who fought in World War Two. AL, Gray, George E. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804553 Hemphill WV, Gray, Leo R. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835409 Roxbury MA, Green, James L. 44-1-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. Officer T66407 New York NY, Maxwell, Robert L. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843247 Bronx NY, May, Cornelius F. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814198 Indianapolis IN, McCarroll, Rixie H. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824837 Gary IN, McClelland, Harvey L. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 Flt. Officer T67158 Bronx NY, White, Sherman W. 42-E-SE 5/20/1942 2nd Lt. 0789431 Montgomery AL, White, Vertner, Jr. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843248 Cleveland OH, Whitehead, John L., Jr. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838035 Lawrenceville VA, Whiten, Joseph 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817604 New York NY, Whiteside, Albert 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T64642 Rutherford NJ, Spears, Leon W. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. Officer T70549 Norfolk VA, Jackson, Leonard M. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801172 Fort Worth TX, Jackson, Melvin T. 42j-SE 11/10/1942 2nd Lt. 0793708 Warren ton VA, Jackson, William T. 44-F-TE 6/27/1944 Flt. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, 46-B-TE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Detroit MI, Desvignes, Russell F. 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. Officer T66150 Detroit MI, Neblett, Nicholas S. 46-C-SE 6/28/1946 2nd Lt. 02082632 Cincinnati OH, Nelson, Dempsey Jr. 44-J-5E 12/28/1944 Flt. Officer T67154 San Bernardino CA, Hawkins, Kenneth R. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819449 San Bernardino CA, Hawkins, Thomas L. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 Flt. Officer T67971 Philadelphia PA, Nelson, John W. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. "We went out to the aviation field, where a Civil Aeronautics unit for the teaching of colored pilots is in full swing," first lady Eleanor Roosevelt wrote on April 1, 1941, in her nationally syndicated "My Day" column. Officer T141246 Cleveland OH, Thompson, Reid E. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817594 New Rochelle NY, Thorpe, Herbert C. 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 2nd Lt. 02080935 Brooklyn NY, Thorpe, Richard E. 44-I-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838163 Brooklyn NY, Tindall, Thomas 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 Flt. U.S. News and World Report's Officer T64276 Pueblo CO, Spencer, Roy M. 43-B-SE 2/16/1943 2nd Lt. 0797223 Tallahasee FL, Spicer, Cecil 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843360 Greenville OH, Spriggs, Thurman E. 45-H-SE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843350 Des Moines IA, Spurlin, Jerome D. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814822 Chicago IL, Squires, John W. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 Flt. Officer T66406 Whiteville NC, Murray, Louis U. George Hardy flew with the 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen, in 1945. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828060 Marion IN, Wilson, LeRoyJ. Officer T70420 Washington DC, Curtis, John W. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842581 Detroit MI, Curtis, Samuel L. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809239 Yeadon PA, Curtis, William J., Jr. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 Flt. They've since been honored in many other depictions in books and on screen. Still, his unit of prop planes shot down three German jet fighters that day. WebThe Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site was the primary flight training facility for Negro military pilots in Tuskegee during World War II. He later flew bombers in Korea and fixed-wing gunships in Vietnam. 44-K-TE 2/1/1945 2nd Lt. 0841162 Indianapolis IN, Anderson, Robert D. 44-D-TE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828034 Indianapolis IN, Archer, Lee A., Jr. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809236 New York NY, Armistead, Richard S. A. Officer T66146 Willow Grove PA, Washington, Morris J. Office of Compliance and Technology Transfer, Detail Guide to Research and Sponsored Programs, Major Research and Sponsored Programs Activities, Publications in RefereedJournalsand Conference Presentations, High School Students (Summer Programs at TU), Adams, John H., Jr. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842588 Kansas City KS, Adams, Paul 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801160 Greenville SC, Adkins, Rutherford H. 44-I-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838152 Alexandria VA, Adkins, Winston A. COVID-19 PCR tests required for new andreturning students. Officer T70231 Bryn Mawr PA, Brooks, Milton R. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804547 Glassport PA, Brooks, Sidney P. 42-D-SE 4/29/1942 2nd Lt. 0789118 Cleveland OH, Brooks, Tilford U. One of the men on the Berlin mission, Colonel Benjamin O. Davis Jr., went on to become the first brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force (formed from the Army Air Corps in 1947). 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814824 San Mateo CA, Williams, Raymond L. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. This Tuskegee Airman Broke Military Barriers and Survived a Plane Ejection. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Officer T70561 Oberlin OH, Proctor, Oliver W. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T6311 0 St. Louis MO, Brashears, Virgil 44-D-TE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 01313712 Kansas City MO, Braswell, Thomas P. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821907 Buford GA, Bratcher, Everett A. 44-I-I-TE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838167 Cadiz OH, Mason, Vincent 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814820 Orange NJ, Matthews, Charles R. 46-A-TE 3/23/1946 2nd Lt. 02090286 Philadelphia PA, Matthews, George B. Officer T69980 Montclair NJ, Warner, Hugh St. C, lair 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814843 New York NY, Warren, James W. 44-I-1-SE 10/16/1944 Flt. He retired in 1972 after a 30-year military career. Officer T64275 Franklin TN, Murphy, David J., Jr. 44-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. Officer T70553 Chicago IL, Edwards, James E., Jr. 44-]-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. Meet the American who taught the Tuskegee Airmen to fly: The American air armada was attacked that day by German ME-262 aircraft the worlds first jet fighters. Officer T67967 Northfield VT, Coleman, James 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838026 Detroit MI, Coleman, William C., Jr. 44-D-TE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828036 Detroit MI, Coleman, William J. 44-D-TE 4/15/1944 Port au Prince Haiti, Guyton, Eugene L. 44-J-5E 12/28/1944 Flt. NOTE: This list DOES NOT include the names of all individuals who PARTICIPATED IN the Tuskegee Airmen pilot training program or support operations. Officer T70428 St. Louis MO, Harden, Argonne F. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841270 Philadelphia PA, Harder, Richard S. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821914 Brooklyn NY, Hardy, Bennett G. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 02080900 Kokomo IN, Hardy, Ferdinand A. Officer T61895 Los Angeles CA, Driver, Elwood T. 42-I-SE 10/9/1942 2nd Lt. 0792781 Trenton NJ, Drummond, Charles H. 44-1-1-TE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 01289402 Roxbury MA, Drummond, Edward P. 46-C-SE 6/28/1946 2nd Lt. 02102112 Philadelphia PA, Dryden, Charles W. 42-D-SE 4/29/1942 2nd Lt. 0789119 Bronx NY, Dudley, Richard G. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842582 Norristown PA, Duke, Charles H. 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819455 Portland OR, Duncan, Roger B. All rights reserved. Soon the Army was calling on Tuskegee and Anderson to head its training program for Black military pilots. were stationed here. Officer T62810 Circleville OH, Jackson, Charles S., Jr. 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819460 Chicago IL, Jackson, Donald E. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. Cooper, Edward M. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 02080879 Sharon LA, Corbin, Matthew J. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809248 Jackson MS, McQuillan, Douglas 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 Flt. Officer T68757 Detroit MI, Moody, Frank H. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821917 Los Angeles CA, Moody, Paul L. 44-D-TE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828039 Cambridge MA, Moody, Roland W. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828054 Cambridge MA, Moore, Abe B. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841269 Baltimore MD, Doswell, Andrew H. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811246 Cleveland OH, Doswell, Edgar A., Jr. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 Flt. 1200 W. Montgomery Rd. They later staged an elaborate Pan American Goodwill Tour of the Caribbean in their plane, The Spirit of Booker T. Washington.". Moton Field, where hundreds of war pilots learned to fly under his tutelage, is now Tuskegee Moton Field Municipal Airport.
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