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. PA, Iles, George J. Officer T68712 New Orleans LA, White, Hugh 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835331 St. Louis MO, White, Joseph C. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. He joined the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame in 1991. IL, Wilkerson, William G. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807113 Camden NJ, Wilkins, Laurence D. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804564 Los Angeles CA, Wilkins, Ralph D. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839093 Washington DC, Willette, Leonard R. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 Flt. Hardy later piloted giant B-29 bombers during the Korean War and C-119 gunships in Vietnam. 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. Hardy is one of three known surviving Tuskegee Airmen who flew fighter planes in World War II. Charles Anderson "did a great job of running things," Hardy, who is now 97 years old, told Fox News Digital. Officer T70111 Litchfield Park AZ, Young, William W. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 Flt. Officer T64644 Chicago IL, Williams, Robert W. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830797 Ottumwa IA, Williams, Romeo M. 42-K-SE 12/13/1942 2nd Lt. 0794604 Marshall TX, Williams, Thomas E. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843242 Philadelphia PA, Williams, Vincent E. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 Flt. CHICAGO A Chicago area Tuskegee Airman whose contributions and success altered the course of history has died. Clarence Lucky Lester had a storied career that included shooting down three enemy planes in a single mission during World War II. 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. Officer T149963 Chicago IL, Simmons, Paul C., Jr. 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814838 Detroit MI, Simons, Richard A. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828060 Marion IN, Wilson, LeRoyJ. The U.S. Army Air Corps 332nd Fighter Group, more commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen, flew P-51 Mustang fighter planes with distinct red tails to signify their unit. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821904 Los Angeles CA, Matthews, Samuel 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 Flt. NOTE: This list DOES NOT include the names of all individuals who PARTICIPATED IN the Tuskegee Airmen pilot training program or support operations. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790457 Brazil IN, Hall, James L., Jr. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824848 Washington DC, Hall,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. Tuskegee Airmen Photo Gallery Photos provided by the Officer T66143 St. Louis MO, Lane, Earl R. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828052 Wickliffe OH, Langston, Carroll N., Jr. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814197 Chicago IL, Lanham, Jimmy 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830791 Philadelphia PA, Lankford, Joshua 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 02069227 San Antonio TX, Lawrence, Erwin B. WebList of Tuskegee Airmen. Tuskegee Airmen instructor Charles Alfred "Chief" Anderson was honored with a stamp by the U.S. Officer T64373 Valley Stream NY, Lynch, Lewis 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835328 Columbus OH, Lynn, Samuel 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817603 Jamaica NY, Macon, Richard D. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821916 Birmingham AL, Manley, Edward E. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 Flt. Officer T69407 East St. Louis IL, Brothers, James E. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801162 Chicago IL, Brothers, James E. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. Only 992 Tuskegee Airmen flew fighter planes in World War II, yet 14,000 served among them bomber crews, reconnaissance plane pilots, grounds crew and 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. Now nearly a century old, their ranks are dwindling rapidly. Officer T68759 Independence KS, Pruitt, Wendell O. He did a great job of running things.". Officer T66149 Philadelphia PA, Sanderlin, Willis E. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842884 Washington DC, Satterwhite, Harry J. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830792 Council Bluffs IA, Oliver, Luther L. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841272 Montgomery AL, O'Neal, Walter N. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T70110 Washington DC, York, Oscar H. 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0469633 Los Angeles CA, Young, Albert L. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824847 Memphis TN, Young, Benjamin Jr. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842887 Philadelphia PA, Young, Eddie Lee 46-B-SE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Unknown, Young, Lee W. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Officer T70242 Austin TX, Toppins, Edward L. 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792425 San Francisco CA, Tresville, Robert B., Jr. 42-K-SE 12/13/1942 2nd Lt. 025761 Bay City TX, Trott, Robert G. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 2nd Lt. 0843008 Mt. 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. Officer T70112 Martinville LA, Rayner, Ahmed A., Jr. 44-C-TE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 01043199 Chicago IL, Rector, John A. 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 Flt. In March 1941, Anderson took First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on a 30-minute flight in a biplane. Officer T69978 Canonsburg PA, Perkins, Sanford M. 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819464 Denver CO, Perry, Henry B. The Tuskegee Airmen quickly proved that Black pilots were more than fit for combat. Officer T70551 South Bend IN, Lewis, Joe A. 45-I-TE 1/29/1946 Flt. Officer T64271 Helena AR, Exum, Herven P. 44-I-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. 46-B-TE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Detroit MI, Desvignes, Russell F. 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. Officer T64630 Washington DC, Sheppard, Harry A. Officer T70546 St. Louis MO 00, Dickerson, Tamenund J. 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 T62306 Pittsburgh PA, Govan, Claude B. The Tuskegee Airmen faced perhaps their most daunting challenge on March 24, 1945, escorting American bombers all the way from Italy to Berlin. Officer T70221 Lockhart TX, Bartley, William R. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809238 Jacksonville FL, Bates, George A. Officer T146021 Norfolk VA, Carter, Herbert E. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790454 Amory MS, Carter, James Y 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801163 Winston-Salem NC, Carter, Lloyd A.N. THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN The African American Pilots of WWII He was tapped by the Army to teach Black pilots to fly at Tuskegee Institute in World War II. 46-A-TE 3/23/1946 Flt. The Tuskegee Airmen First Group of African-American Fighter Pilots in WW2 By Stephen Sherman, Feb. 2000. 43-1-5E 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814192 Bath NY, Hall, Charles B. Minnesota, South St Paul. Officer T67963 Atlanta GA, Bohler, Henry C. L. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. Officer T70431 Brooklyn NY, Roach, John B. Officer T70432 Emporia KS, Terry, Roger C. 44-K-TE 2/1/1945 2nd Lt. 0841165 Los Angeles CA. Officer T67973 St. Louis MO, Shults, Lloyd R. 44-D-TE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828044 N. Plainfield NJ, Sidat-Singh, Wilmeth W. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798952 Washington DC, Simeon, Albert B., Jr. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Officer T149985 Austin TX, Moore, FIarzell 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. "Much of their navigation on the journey was done by reading a simple roadmap. Officer T68708 Birmingham AL, Merton, Joseph L.,Jr. They were faster and more maneuverable than anything in the Army Air Corps. This is the CORRECT list provided to us by the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Officer T66403 Pittsburgh PA, Gleed, Edward C. 42-K-SE 12/13/1942 2nd Lt. 0794598 Lawrence KS, Glenn, Joshua 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. were stationed here. Officer T136674 Boston MA, Mosley, John W. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835404 Denver CO, Moss, Richard M. 46-B-SE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Unknown, Mozee, David M., Jr. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. Her organization is devoted to providing American children with life lessons through the example of Anderson's Red Tail fighters of World War II. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. Tuskegee airmen exiting the parachute room, Ramitelli, Italy, in March 1945. Officer T69740 New York NY, Givings, Clemenceau M. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804551 Richmond VA, Gladden, Thomas 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839086 Washington DC, Glass, Robert M. 44-I-l-SE 10/16/1944 Flt. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804562 Manning SC, Walker, John B.,Jr. Donald A. Hawkins. Officer T61779 Columbus GA, Williams, Eugene W. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843108 Roanoke VA, Williams, Herbert 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819452 Los Angeles CA, Williams, James L. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. On March 19, 1941, the U.S. War Department established the 99th Pursuit Squadron, which, along with a few other squadrons formed later, became better known as the Tuskegee Airmen. 45-H-SE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843349 Ardmore OK, Ramsey, James C. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 Flt. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. The Tuskegee Airmen: An Interview with the Leading Authority Officer T64140 Wash, DC. Officer T64628 Washington DC, Radcliff, Lloyd L. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842584 New Haven CT, Ragsdale, Lincoln]. TopHBCUs. Officer T67984 Mt. (Tuskegee University Archives). (U.S. Air Force photo). Charles "Chief" Anderson put the wind beneath the wings of the Tuskegee Airmen. Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Jr. told generations of kids about being one of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation's first Black aviation combat unit. Updated June 29, 2011. Officer T140106 Wilmington DE, Jefferson, Alexander 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819461 Detroit MI, Jefferson, Lawrence B. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. Officer T66144 Birmingham AL, Mattison, William T. 42-I-SE 10/9/1942 2nd Lt. 0792785 Conway AR, Maxwell, Charles C. 44-I-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. The Red Tails actually shot down 112 German aircraft, he said, and the information about the German Navy ship being destroyed is not accurate. All About Us Find Your Interest Search our Degree Programs Need Advising? WebJames H. Harvey III (born July 13, 1923) is a retired United States Army Air Corps / U.S. Air Force (USAF) officer and former African-American fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group 's 99th Fighter Squadron, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen, "Red Tails," or among enemy German pilots, Schwartze Vogelmenschen ("Black birdmen"). 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 2nd Lt. 0843007 Wilcoe WV, Robinson, Spencer M. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841262 Monroe NJ, Robinson, Theodore W. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843358 Chicago IL, Robnett, Harris H., Jr. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. He retired in 1972 after a 30-year military career. His father, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., had already broken down barriers as the first brigadier general in the U.S. Army. "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. The flight brought much-needed attention to the Tuskegee Airmen. 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. (Courtesy CAF Rise Above via U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama). 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 Flt. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Officer T64272 Philadelphia PA, Armstrong, William P. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 Flt. He took Anderson under his wing, unaware the young man would soon inspire American pilots in the Second World War. 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 T69754 Chicago IL, Friend, Robert 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817584 New York NY, Fulbright, Stewart B., Jr. 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817599 Springfield MO, Fuller, William A., Jr. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. Tuskegee The Tuskegee Airmen is the nickname of the first African American unit to fly combat airplanes in World War II. Last known Tuskegee Airman from Chicago area dies at 96 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. the Tuskegee Airmen Became Pioneers of Black Military Officer T67143 Louisville KY, Campbell, Herman R., Jr. 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814041 New York NY, Campbell, Lindsay L. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. 46-A-TE 3/23/1946 Flt. Officer T67981 Chicago IL, Moore, Theopolis D. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 08071 04 St. Louis MO, Moore, Willis E. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839089 Chicago IL, Moret, Calvin G. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 Flt. Officer T66408 Los Angeles CA, Collins, Russell L. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T70559 Bronx NY, Nelson, Lincoln W. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839090 San Diego CA, Nelson, Neal V. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814200 Chicago IL, Nelson, Robert H. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809250 Pittsburgh PA, Newman, Christopher W. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814201 St. Louis MO, Newsum, Fltzroy 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 1st Lt. 0409854 Brooklyn NY, Nicolas, Pelissier C. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 Port au Prince Haiti, Nightingale, Elton H. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824849 Tuskegee Inst. Hardy later piloted giant B-29 bombers during the Korean War and C-119 gunships in Vietnam. He was later hired to be the lead flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in World War II. Officer T64641 Swarthmore PA, Rich, Daniel L. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828057 Rutherford NJ, Richardson, Eugene J., Jr. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841261 Camden NJ, Richardson, Virgil J. Once-classified documents provided to Fox News Digital by the Air Force Historical Research Agency show the "box scores for the Red Tails" a trail of destruction of Nazi forces left by the Tuskegee Airmen. "Chief Anderson was liked and highly respected by his men," Tuskegee University archivist Dana Chandler told Fox News Digital. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814202 Chicago IL, Porter, Calvin V. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 02075556 Detroit MI, Porter, John H. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824839 Cleveland OH, Porter, Robert B. CHICAGO A Chicago area Tuskegee Airman whose contributions and success altered the course of history has died. Theodore, Eugene G. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839091 Port of Spain Trin. Officer T69976 Gary IN, Myers, Charles P. 44-1-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838158 Indianapolis IN, Nalle, Russell C., Jr. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 Flt. Officer T64279 New York NY, Whittaker, Peter H. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824845 Detroit MI, Whyte, James W.,Jr. Officer T63111 Memphis TN, Choisy, George B. TUSKEGEE AIRMEN U.S. Air Force. Click here for details. Officer T62057 Chicago IL, Wilson, James A. Fewer than 1,000 pilots served with the Tuskegee Airmen. He later flew bombers in Korea and fixed-wing gunships in Vietnam. Officer T67155 Brooklyn NY, McRae, Ivan J., Jr. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0840207 Yonkers NY, MeIton, William R., Jr. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809249 Los Angeles CA, Merriweather, Elbert N. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. (Tuskegee University Archives). 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. Officer T70099 Kansas City KS, Gilliam, William L. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. (Courtesy CAF Rise Above via U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama). 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. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Jr., a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nations first Black aviation combat unit, died Feb. 8, 2023, CO, Hunter, Willie S. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807097 Albany GA, Hurd, James A. Webpilots in the Tuskegee Airmen story. Officer T64642 Rutherford NJ, Spears, Leon W. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. Market data provided by Factset. He soon traded the use of his plane for lessons from a local pilot named Russell Thaw. Officer T70109 Jersey City NJ, Williams, Robert E.,Jr. 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. Officer T66406 Whiteville NC, Murray, Louis U. They've since been honored in many other depictions in books and on screen. Officer T69745 Little Silver NJ, Peoples, Francis B. Woodhouse (LAW55) is one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, Americas first all-Black combat flying unit, which flew during World War II. Unit members werent even allowed to be trained alongside white soldiers. Officer T69747 Eggertsville NY, Prather, George L. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. They later staged an elaborate Pan American Goodwill Tour of the Caribbean in their plane, The Spirit of Booker T. Washington.". Oscar Lawton Wilkerson, Chicago Heights native among Officer T64247 Gadsden AL, Mitchell, Paul G. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790461 Washington DC, Mitchell, Vincent I.
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