The Tuskegee Airmen shot down three ME-262s in their raid over Berlin in March 1945, despite its superior speed and dexterity. Americans know the 332nd and the Red Tails today as the most famous of the Tuskegee Airmen. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 Flt. Officer T70103 Atlanta GA, Prewitt, Mexion O. William A. CampbellHerbert CarterRaymond CassagnolEugene Calvin Cheatham Jr.Herbert V. ClarkGranville C. CoggsMilton CrenchawWoodrow CrockettLemuel R. Custis Among the pilots in the the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces, there were a total of 932 pilots who graduated from the program. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828060 Marion IN, Wilson, LeRoyJ. The first jet-propelled plane captured intact, it was flown over Allied lines and surrendered by its pilot who was supposed to be testing it at the time. James H. Harvey. The Tuskegee Institute hired Anderson to head its Civilian Pilot Training program in 1940. Officer T67144 Detroit MI, Dickson, DeWitt 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. 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 T70447 Chicago IL, Harrison, James E. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 2nd Lt. 0843005 Texarkana TX, Harrison, John L., Jr. 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817600 Omaha NE, Harrison, Lonnie 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 Flt. Officer T149963 Chicago IL, Simmons, Paul C., Jr. 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814838 Detroit MI, Simons, Richard A. Fleming Field Minnesota Wing CAF Air Show, North American P-51C Tuskegee Airmen Red Tail and T-34C Turbo Mentor. First lady Eleanor Roosevelt supported the Civilian Pilot Training Program and the War Training Service. 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. Thats what we admired about him." Photo by Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress). The Tuskegee Airmen: 5 Fascinating FactsThe Tuskegee Airmen once shot down three German jets in a single day. On March 24, 1944, a fleet of P-51 Mustangs led by Colonel Benjamin O. Thurgood Marshall, the future Supreme Court justice, got his start defending Tuskegee bomber trainees. The Airmen might have never gotten off the ground without Eleanor Roosevelts help. More items Officer T70350 Albany IL, Shivers, Clarence L. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821904 Los Angeles CA, Matthews, Samuel 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 Flt. 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. Anderson was not a military man. Officer T68699 Des Moines IA, Bowman, Leroy 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798942 Sumter SC, Bradford, Clarence H. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817581 St. Louis MO, Brantley, Charles V. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 Flt. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 01637362 Washington DC, Elsberry, Joseph D. 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792420 Langston OK, Esters, Maurice V. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804550 Webster City IA, Ewing, James 44-F-TE 6/27/1944 Flt. Charles "Chief" Anderson put the wind beneath the wings of the Tuskegee Airmen. Maycie Herrington. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T70104 Dayton OH, Proctor, Norman E. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. Hardy later piloted giant B-29 bombers during the Korean War and C-119 gunships in Vietnam. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. The Tuskegee Airmen built an exemplary record in their bomber escort missions. 46-A-TE 3/23/1946 Flt. They later staged an elaborate Pan American Goodwill Tour of the Caribbean in their plane, The Spirit of Booker T. Washington.". 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804559 Jamaica NY, Sherard, Earl S., Jr. 43.:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814837 Columbus OH, Sherman, George 45-G-SE 10/16/1945 Flt. Officer T68754 Lynchburg VA, Dowling, Cornelius D. 44-1-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 01292319 New Rochelle NY, Downs, Walter M. 43-B-SE 2/16/1943 2nd Lt. 0797218 New Orleans LA, Driver, Clarence N. 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 Flt. Fun stories about food, relationships, the great outdoors and more. (Universal Images Group via Getty Images), Charles 'Chief' Anderson taught the Tuskegee Airmen how to fly here's his amazing story. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. 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. Only three fighter pilots are still alive, according to Jerry Burton, national president of the nonprofit. It was a dangerous mission of nearly 1,000 miles each way. Officer T69747 Eggertsville NY, Prather, George L. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Charles 'Chief' Anderson was a pioneer of Black aviation in an era when African Americans were denied opportunities. Kenneth R. Hawkins. 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. Fleming Field Minnesota Wing CAF Air Show, North American P-51C Tuskegee Airmen Red Tail and T-34C Turbo Mentor. Officer T149962 Asbury Park NJ, Griffin, Jerrold D. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843112 Philadelphia PA, Griffin, William E. 43-B-SE 2/16/1943 2nd Lt. 0797220 Birmingham AL, Groves, Weldon K 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0805985 Edwardsville KS, Guilbaud, Eberle J. 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. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 08071 07 Bronx NY, Roach, Charles J. 46-B-TE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Detroit MI, Desvignes, Russell F. 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. The dramatic silver screen tale brought the exploits of the Red Tail warriors to a new generation of grateful Americans. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 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. 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 T70426 Berkeley CA, Wyatt, Beryl 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809261 Independence KS, Wynn, Nasby Jr. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. Officer T67160 Jacksonville FL, Talton, James E. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. Officer T70543 Huston LA, Harvey, James H., Jr. 44-1-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838153 Mountain Top PA, Hathcock, Lloyd S. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817588 Dayton OH, Hawkins, Donald A. Officer T140106 Wilmington DE, Jefferson, Alexander 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819461 Detroit MI, Jefferson, Lawrence B. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. (Tuskegee University Archives). Individuals who have documented proof that they participated in the Tuskegee Airmen experience are also called "Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTA).". Officer T68706 Chillicothe OH, Jones, Edgar L. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814196 New York NY, Jones, Frank D. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 Flt. He's believed to be the first African American commercial pilot in the United States. 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. 44-1-TE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839096 New Haven CT, Wiggins, Leonard W. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. 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. 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. Officer T66406 Whiteville NC, Murray, Louis U. Officer T64636 Cincinnati OH, Goldsby, Charles S. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 Flt. Officer T70221 Lockhart TX, Bartley, William R. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809238 Jacksonville FL, Bates, George A. Officer T66408 Los Angeles CA, Collins, Russell L. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. 42-I-SE 10/9/1942 2nd Lt. 0792782 Chicago IL, Giles, Ivie V. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. or redistributed. "We couldn't keep up with them," Hardy, the 97-year-old Tuskegee Airman, told Fox News Digital. Officer T70243 San Antonio TX, Whitney, Yenwith K. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. Percy Heath. The Tuskegee Airmen helped pave the way for desegregation in the military, and one of their last surviving members has passed away, with Markham resident Oscar 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 Flt. Officer T70558 Los Angeles CA, Samuels, Frederick H. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 Flt. Officer T70424 Omaha NE, Watkins, Edward Wilson 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814209 Freeman WV, Watson, Dudley M. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804563 Frankfort KY, Watson, Spann 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790467 Hackensack NJ, Watts, Samuel W., Jr. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830796 New York NY, Weatherford, Fuchard 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 Flt. The Tuskegee airmen received praise for their excellent combat re The brief encounter of flying Mrs. Roosevelt over Alabama made Anderson one of the most famous pilots in America. 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. The group was successful. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 02075559 New York NY, Saunders, Martin G. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843106 Jamaica NY, Saunders, Pearlee E. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798951 Bessemer AL, Sawyer, Harold E. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801175 Columbus OH, Scales, Norman W. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814205 Austin TX, Schell, Wyrain T. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. Postal Service in 2014. 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. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804555 Chicago IL, Kirksey, Leeroy 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. Four died in 2022Charles McGee, Alexander Jefferson, William Rice, and Christopher Newmanand one more, Harold H. Brown, died in Anderson's greatest contribution to the nation was helping prove old stereotypes wrong. "But if children believe in themselves, stay focused and work hard, they will overcome obstacles and achieve excellence, just like the Tuskegee Airmen.". Officer T70547 Fort Worth TX, Garrison, Robert E., Jr. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835408 Columbus OH, Gash, Joseph E. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841258 Denver CO, Gaskins, Aaron C. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843105 Hartford CT, Gay, Thomas L. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821911 Detroit MI, Gibson, John A. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807099 Tuskegee Inst. Officer T69756 Champaign IL, Taylor, Ulysses S. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801177 Kaufman TX, Taylor, William H., Jr. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. 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. Anderson saved money and borrowed more from friends and family to buy an airplane at age 22. Officer T70427 Chicago IL, Davis, Donald F. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. Minnesota, South St Paul. 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. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 Flt. Now nearly a century old, their ranks are dwindling rapidly. PA, Iles, George J. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER, "We worked together and we depended on each other," said Hardy. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814821 Baltimore MD, Pokinghome, James R. 43-B-SE 2/16/1943 2nd Lt. 0797221 Pensacola FL, Pollard, Henry 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817592 Buffalo NY, Pompey, Maurice D. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T70554 Philadelphia PA, Ballard, Alton F. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811173 Pasadena CA NI, Barksdale, James M. 46-A-SE 3/23/1946 Flt. "I had never even driven an automobile before I got to Tuskegee," Hardy said. (Courtesy CAF Rise Above via U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama). Officer T67963 Atlanta GA, Bohler, Henry C. L. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. Officer T66409 Wilson NJ, Farley, William H. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821903 Savannah GA, Faulkner, William J. He was 96. 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. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807101 Denver CO, Lewis, William R. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817591 Boston MA, Lieteau, Albert J. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. Officer T64628 Washington DC, Radcliff, Lloyd L. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842584 New Haven CT, Ragsdale, Lincoln]. 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. 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817605 Indianapolis IN, Hill, Charles A., Jr. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835325 Detroit MI, Hill, Charles D. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0443955 Washington DC, Hill, Louis G., Jr. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 1st Lt. 01573279 Indianapolis IN, Hill, Nathaniel M. 42-I-SE 10/9/1942 2nd Lt. 0792783 Washington DC, Hill, William E. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811281 Narragansett RI, Hill, William L. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 Flt. The flight brought much-needed attention to the Tuskegee Airmen. Officer T67980 Detroit MI, Fleming, Rutledge H., Jr. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 Flt. Officer T63116 Augusta GA, Ramsey, Pierce T. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830790 Quincy IL, Irving, Wellington 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817589 Belzoni MS, Jackson, Charles L. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 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. Officer T131953 Boston MA. Vernon NY, Tucker, Paul 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842888 Springfield MO, Woods, Carl J. (Air Force Historical Research Agency). "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 T64269 Chicago IL, Jamerson, Charles F. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798949 Pasadena CA, James, Daniel Jr. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809244 Pensacola FL, James, Voris S. 44-]-TE 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0839099 San Antonio TX, Jamison, Clarence C. 42-D-SE 4/29/1942 2nd Lt. 0789120 Cleveland OH, Jamison, Donald S. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. Officer T68765 Washington DC, McKnight, James W. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842883 Washington DC, McLaurin, Eddie A. ", "The U.S. military was fully integrated 1948, just three years after his Tuskegee Airmen flew their final combat mission.". 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 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. 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. 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. 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. The famed 332nd Fighter Group was based in Ramatelli, Italy. Officer T69752 Los Angeles CA, Crockett, Woodrow W. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798943 Little Rock AR, Cross, William Jr. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 Flt. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. Anderson in March 1941 unexpectedly found one of the most famous people in the world as a passenger. [1] 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. "The Tuskegee Airmen flew more than 15,000 sorties between May 1943 and June 1945," reports the National World War II Museum. 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 various other support staff, notes Tuskegee Airmen historian Haulman. 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. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 Flt. 42-G-SE 8/5/1942 2nd Lt. 0790936 Philadelphia PA, Harris, Edward 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. COVID-19 Updates:Click hereto read our latest COVID-19 protocols and Return to Campus Roadmap. Officer T67984 Mt. A career Army Air 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814191 Birmingham AL, Goodwin, Luther A. Officer T70223 Detroit MI, Fuller, Willie H. 42-G-SE 8/5/1942 2nd Lt. 0790934 Tarboro NC, Funderburg, Frederick D. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817585 Monticello GA, Gaines, Thurston L., Jr. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. "He instilled in them a belief that they could succeed no matter the obstacles.". 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 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 T62306 Pittsburgh PA, Govan, Claude B. "Much of their navigation on the journey was done by reading a simple roadmap. 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 T66139 Providence RI, Ashby, Robert 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843351 Jersey City NJ, Ashley, Willie 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0789641 Sumter SC, Askins, Montro 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 2nd Lt. 0841156 Baltimore MD, Audant, Ludovic F. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 Port au Prince Haiti, Bailey, Charles P. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801161 Punta Corda FL, Bailey, Harry L. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809237 Chicago IL, Bailey, Terry C. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 Flt. Officer T68708 Birmingham AL, Merton, Joseph L.,Jr. 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. "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. Tuskegee University George Hardy flew with the 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen, in 1945. Officer T64635 Freeport NY, Gaiter, Roger Bertram 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821910 Seaside Hgts. 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. They've since been honored in many other depictions in books and on screen. 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. He's buried in Greenwood Cemetery. NOTE: This list DOES NOT include the names of all individuals who PARTICIPATED IN the Tuskegee Airmen pilot training program or support operations. On The Home Front Noel F. Parrish At segregated Tuskegee, Parrish offered inspired leadership for the training of black pilots and airmen. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 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. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824830 Bridgeport CT, Calloway, Julius W. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 Flt. 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. AL, Noches, R. F. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T67977 St. Louis MO, Knight, Calvin M. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Cooper, Edward M. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 02080879 Sharon LA, Corbin, Matthew J. (Courtesy CAF Rise Above via U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama). Officer T64627 South Bend IN, Ponder, Driskell B. Officer T68703 Newark NJ, Goins, Nathaniel W. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 1st Lt. 0582758 St. Paul MN, Golden, Newman C. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T68701 Cumberland MD, Cole, Robert A. 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 T64632 Portland OR, Millett, Joseph H. 44-I-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838157 Los Angeles CA, Mills, Clinton B. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814195 Philadelphia PA, Johnson, Charlie A. Officer T62808 Danville IL, Wilson, Theodore A. "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. (Tuskegee University Archives). Officer T64271 Helena AR, Exum, Herven P. 44-I-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. Officer T67149 Brooklyn NY, Velasquez, Frederick B. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T66410 Los Angeles CA, Purchase, Leon 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811287 New York NY, Purnell, George B. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811292 London WV, Thompson, Francis R. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841275 Brooklyn NY, Thompson, James A. Thats what we admired about him. Officer T64630 Washington DC, Sheppard, Harry A. Officer T67972 Baltimore MD, Parkey, Robert M. 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 Flt. Officer T67974 Lebanon KY, Spann, Calvin]. All rights reserved. Officer 0843243 Oberlin OH. Officer T66145 St. Louis MO, Stanton, Charles R. 43-A-SE 1/14/1943 2nd Lt. 0796268 Portland OR, Starks, Arnett W.,Jr. (United States Postal Service), "In 1967, Anderson co-founded Negro Aviation International, an association for Black pilots.". Officer T67969 Detroit MI, Griffin, Frank 45-I-SE 1/29/1946 Flt. 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. 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. Officer T62057 Chicago IL, Wilson, James A. He stands among the many legendary figures to emerge from the famous unit, trained to fly and fight under a system devised and led by self-taught pilot Chief Anderson. WebApproximately half of the black men that graduated from Tuskegee fought in the European and Mediterranean wars as combat mission fighter pilots. Officer T62811 Mt. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811286 New York NY, Pennington, Leland H. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Dubbed "Chief" by his students, he was the lead flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Hardy flew legendary "Red Tail" P-51 Mustang fighter planes in World War II the aircraft earning the name from the crimson rudder that denoted the 332nd Fighter Group. Kelley, Thomas A. Officer T70094 Columbus GA, Burch, John A., III 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841255 Indianapolis IN, Burns, Charles A. The Tuskegee Airmen First Group of African-American Fighter Pilots in WW2 By Stephen Sherman, Feb. 2000. He took hundreds of young men and instilled in them the spirit to fly at a time when many people thought they couldnt do so because of the color of their skin. Support personnel, such as mechanics, parachute riggers, fire personnel, military officers, fabric stretchers, clerks, technicians, etc. Fewer than 1,000 pilots served with the Tuskegee Airmen. Officer T70232 Dowagiac MI, Bryant, Leroy Jr. 44-J-5E 12/28/1944 Flt. 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., a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nations first Black aviation combat unit, died Feb. 8, 2023, (U.S. Air Force photo). He soon traded the use of his plane for lessons from a local pilot named Russell Thaw. 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 T70229 Tulsa OK, Woods, Willard L. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811295 Memphis TN, Wooten, Howard A. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 Flt. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843356 East Chicago IL, McKenzie, Alfred U. 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.
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