WebAlthough the best-known Tuskegee Airmen were the fighter pilots of the 332nd Pursuit Group (99th, 100th, 301st, and 302nd fighter squadrons), the 477th Bombard Group (the 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. "Bomber crews often requested to be escorted by these Red Tails. 43-1-5E 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814192 Bath NY, Hall, Charles B. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 02075531 Jamaica NY, Cisco, Arnold W. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801164 Alton IL, Cisco, George E. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 01014831 Alton IL, Clark, Herbert V. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790455 Pine Bluff AR, Clayton, Melvin A. "They have advanced training here, and some of the students went up and did acrobatic flying for us. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. The first military class of cadets began training at Kennedy Field in August 1941, after Moton Field was completed, primary flight training moved there in September 1941. Tuskegee Airmen Clip | 6m 53s Loaded 0% / On March 7, 1942, the first class of cadets graduated from Tuskegee Army Air Field to become the nation's first 42-I-SE 10/9/1942 2nd Lt. 0792782 Chicago IL, Giles, Ivie V. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Officer T68758 Jersey City NJ, Smith, Burl E. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842586 Oakland CA, Smith, Edward 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809253 Philadelphia PA, Smith, Eugene D. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814939 Cincinnati OH, Smith, Frederick D. 45-C-TE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842877 Pasadena CA, Smith, Graham 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790465 Ahoskie NC, Smith, Harold E.,Jr. The nickname "Chief" was an accolade accorded the civilian by his Army students. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809241 Pittsburgh PA, Greenwell, Jacob W. 46-A-SE 3/23/1946 2nd Lt. 02090283 Fort Worth TX, Greer, James W. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. 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. "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 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. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 Flt. He taught himself to fly in the 1920s and became chief flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in World War II. Tuskegee Airmen 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. Tuskegee Airman and retired Lt. Col. George Hardy with children at Robert L. Taylor Community Complex in Sarasota, Florida, in 2013. THEY RISKED THEIR LIVES FOR OTHERS: AUTHOR RICHARD HUROWITZ REMEMBERS UNSUNG HEROES OF THE HOLOCAUST. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801173 Norfolk VA, Mosley, Clifford E. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821923 Los Angeles CA, Williams, LeRoi S. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809260 Roanoke VA, Williams, Leslie A. Dubbed "Chief" by his students, he was the lead flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Legal Statement. Officer T70243 San Antonio TX, Whitney, Yenwith K. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. The brief encounter of flying Mrs. Roosevelt over Alabama made Anderson one of the most famous pilots in America. Officer T70430 Philadelphia PA, Rapier, Gordon M. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824841 Gary IN, Rayburg, Nathaniel P. 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 Flt. Minnesota, South St Paul. Tuskegee Airmen Officer T70107 Muskogee OK, Smith, Robert H. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814208 Baltimore MD, Smith, Thomas W. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. Officer T64643 Chattanooga TN, White, Marvin C. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T62057 Chicago IL, Wilson, James A. U.S. Air Force. (Universal Images Group via Getty Images). Donald A. Hawkins. Hardy later piloted giant B-29 bombers during the Korean War and C-119 gunships in Vietnam. Lt. Col. Hardy recently returned from Hollywood, where he was recorded in digital detail for a pending exhibit at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. [1] Officer T70224 Ahoskie NC, Rhodes, George M., Jr. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814203 Brooklyn NY, Rice, Clayo C. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841260 Bridgetown NJ, Rice, Price D. 42-I-SE 10/9/1942 2nd Lt. 0792786 Montclair NJ, Rice, William E. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. 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. Still, his unit of prop planes shot down three German jet fighters that day. The famed 332nd Fighter Group was based in Ramatelli, Italy. Officer T68764 Detroit MI, Gomer, Joseph P. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804552 Iowa Falls IA, Goodall, Ollie O., Jr. 44-K-TE 2/1/1945 Flt. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804557 Battle Creek MI, Miller, Willard B. William 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807099 Tuskegee Inst. NOTE: For historical photographs or information regarding the Tuskegee Airmen, contact: Maxwell Air Force Base by e-mail at afhranews@maxwell.af.mil or write the Air Force Historical Research Agency, 600 Chennault Circle, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 36112-6424. Officer T68759 Independence KS, Pruitt, Wendell O. 46-B-TE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Detroit MI, Desvignes, Russell F. 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. They formed the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Officer T70235 Des Moines IA, Miller, Godfrey C. 45-H-SE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843344 Bloomington IL, Miller, Lawrence I. Officer T63114 Chicago IL, Jenkins, Edward M. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841267 Nudey NJ, Jenkins, Garfield L. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839087 Chicago IL, Jenkins, Joseph E. {4-I-1-TE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 01320946 Ardmore PA, Jenkins, Silas M. 44-I-1-TE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838168 Lansing MI, Jenkins, Stephen S., Jr. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838031 Columbus OH, Johnson, Alvin]. Officer T64642 Rutherford NJ, Spears, Leon W. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. Officer T67971 Philadelphia PA, Nelson, John W. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 Flt. Tuskegee Airman George Hardy. Officer T70109 Jersey City NJ, Williams, Robert E.,Jr. Minnesota, South St Paul. Tuskegee Airman and retired Lt. Col. George Hardy with children at Robert L. Taylor Community Complex in Sarasota, Florida, in 2013. Officer T68708 Birmingham AL, Merton, Joseph L.,Jr. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824830 Bridgeport CT, Calloway, Julius W. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 Flt. Mr. Wilkerson, the last known surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen in the Chicago area, died Feb. 8 of natural causes. Officer T64623 Philadelphia PA, Browder, Cecil L. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814189 Wilmington NC, Brower, Fred L.,Jr. In 2000, 55 Chicago-area Officer T62816 Purcellville VA. Cooper, Charles W. 44-H-SE 9/8/44 Flt. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. 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. The dramatic silver screen tale brought the exploits of the Red Tail warriors to a new generation of grateful Americans. Officer T64630 Washington DC, Sheppard, Harry A. Officer T68701 Cumberland MD, Cole, Robert A. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Officer T64646 Rochester NY, Pennington, Robert F. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. The Tuskegee airmen received praise for their excellent combat re CO, Hunter, Willie S. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807097 Albany GA, Hurd, James A. Charles Alfred Anderson Sr. was born on Feb. 9, 1907 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Iverson and Janie Anderson. 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. I think I was successful. The pilot, a Lt. Weathers, dropped his wing tanks, and turned into the German formation. Officer T70239 Norfolk VA, Prowell, John 43-B-SE 2/16/1943 2nd Lt. 0797222 Lewisburg AL, Pruitt, Harry S. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 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. (Air Force Historical Research Agency). Anderson was not a military man. 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. Clarence Lucky Lester had a storied career that included shooting down three enemy planes in a single mission during World War II. Officer T66399 Wetumpka AL, Daniels, Virgil A. Officer T68761 Nashville TN, Fletcher, Henry F. 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814140 San Antonio TX, Ford, Harry E., Jr. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T69978 Canonsburg PA, Perkins, Sanford M. 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819464 Denver CO, Perry, Henry B. Fleming Field Minnesota Wing CAF Air Show, North American P-51C Tuskegee Airmen Red Tail and T-34C Turbo Mentor. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 Flt. He's buried in Greenwood Cemetery. 46-B-TE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Unknown, Hardy, George E. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838029 Philadelphia PA, Harmon, Arthur C. 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 2nd Lt. 02082595 Los Angeles CA, Harper, Samuel W. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819448 Oliver Springs TN, Harris, Alfonso L. 45-G-SE 10/16/1945 Flt. Officer T67144 Detroit MI, Dickson, DeWitt 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. James H. Harvey Officer T67970 Cleveland OH, Haley, George J. Her organization is devoted to providing American children with life lessons through the example of Anderson's Red Tail fighters of World War II. "I had the fun of going up in one of the tiny training planes with the head instructor." "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. 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. Officer T67149 Brooklyn NY, Velasquez, Frederick B. 43-A-SE 1/14/1943 2nd Lt. 0796267 Durham NC, Mills, Theodore H. 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814933 New Rochelle NY, Mitchell, James T., Jr. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. Officer T69973 Suffolk VA, Holsclaw, Jack D. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809243 Spokane WA, Hopson, Vernon 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 Flt. Officer T67966 Washington DC, Campbell, McWheeler 44-J-5E 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0840203 Cambria VA, Campbell, Vincent O. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Officer T70563 Los Angeles CA, Williams, Charles I. Officer T149984 Chicago IL, Baugh, Howard L. 42:J-SE 11/10/1942 2nd Lt. 0793705 Petersburg VA, Bee, Clarence Jr. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842579 Kansas City MO, Bell, George E. 46-C-SE 6/28/1946 2nd Lt. 02102113 Altoona PA, Bell, John J. 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. The flight brought much-needed attention to the Tuskegee Airmen. Tuskegee AirmenTuskegee Airmen | Tuskegee University Officer T69743 Washington DC, Patton, Thomas G. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821918 South Franklin TN, Payne, Turner W. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814834 Wichita Falls TX, Payne, Verdell L. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 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. A once-classified "box score" shows the deadly effect on German forces inflicted by the Tuskegee Airmen "Red Tails." (Tuskegee University Archives). MEET THE AMERICAN WHO FIRST RECORDED THE BLUES, NATION'S ORIGINAL POP DIVA MAMIE SMITH. The Tuskegee Institute hired Anderson to head its Civilian Pilot Training program in 1940. Photo by Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress). Officer T62809 Portland OR, Bennett, Joseph B. Tuskegee Along with physician and benefactor Dr. Albert Forsythe, Anderson became the first Black pilot to crisscross the United States by air in 1933. It was taken from the appendix of the book Black Knights - The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen, by Lynn M. Holman and Thomas Reilly. Officer T67968 New York NY, Dickson, Lawrence E. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798945 Bronx NY, Dickson, Othel 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817583 San Francisco CA, Diggs, Charles W. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821902 Roxbury MA, Dillard, James M., Jr. 45-I-TE 1/29/1946 2nd Lt. 02102016 East Beckley WV, Dillon, Oliver M. 45-I-TE 1/29/1946 2nd Lt. 02102017 McComb MS, Dixon, Edward T. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835403 Hartford CT, Doram, Edward D. 44-1-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838164 Cincinnati OH, Dorkins, Charles J. Fewer than 1,000 pilots served with the Tuskegee Airmen. Officer T70103 Atlanta GA, Prewitt, Mexion O. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841273 New York NY, Scott, Floyd R., Jr. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. 43-B-SE 2/16/1943 2nd Lt. 0797219 Newark NJ, Gray, Elliott H. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843236 Tuskegee Inst. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841268 Salem NJ, Claytor, Ralph V. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842879 Roanoke VA, Cleaver, Lowell H. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 2nd Lt. 0841158 Prairie View TX, Clifton, Emile G., Jr. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821909 San Francisco CA, Cobbs, Wilson N. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 2nd Lt. 0843002 Gordonsville VA, Coggs, Granville C. 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 2nd Lt. 02082572 Little Rock AR, Colbert, William A., Jr. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt.
