Tuskegee Airmen Photo Gallery Photos provided by the 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. 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. The names listed below are the names of all the PILOT GRADUATES from the Tuskegee Flight School. CELEBRATED TUSKEGEE AIRMAN CHARLES MCGEE DIES AT 102. Tuskegee (Tuskegee University Archives). Charles "Chief" Anderson was the first licensed Black commercial pilot in America in 1932. He was 96. Maycie Herrington. The Tuskegee Airmen have a Officer T62057 Chicago IL, Wilson, James A. 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. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 1st Lt. 0454317 Pittsburgh PA, Reed, Marsille P. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841264 Tillar AR, Reeves, Ronald W. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835413 Washington DC, Reid, Maury M., Jr. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. (United States Postal Service), "In 1967, Anderson co-founded Negro Aviation International, an association for Black pilots.". 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814195 Philadelphia PA, Johnson, Charlie A. Officer T66145 St. Louis MO, Stanton, Charles R. 43-A-SE 1/14/1943 2nd Lt. 0796268 Portland OR, Starks, Arnett W.,Jr. Chief Flight Instructor Charles A. Anderson took Mrs. Roosevelt for a flight of the Tuskegee countryside, and she became an outspoken supporter of Tuskegees flying program. 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. 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. Officer T70112 Martinville LA, Rayner, Ahmed A., Jr. 44-C-TE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 01043199 Chicago IL, Rector, John A. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Officer T70551 South Bend IN, Lewis, Joe A. Officer T70226 Ahoskie NC, Smith, Robert C. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Oscar Lawton Wilkerson, Jr., better known Officer T62816 Purcellville VA. Cooper, Charles W. 44-H-SE 9/8/44 Flt. 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. 45-G-SE 10/16/1945 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. 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. Their story, however, is more than just their legendary success escorting American bombers over Nazi "The Tuskegee Airmen flew more than 15,000 sorties between May 1943 and June 1945," reports the National World War II Museum. Postal Service in 2014. Officer T68700 Jamaica NY, Brown, Reuben H., Jr. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843235 Kansas City MO, Brown, Robert S. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 01048706 Minneapolis MN, Brown, Roger B. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER, "We worked together and we depended on each other," said Hardy. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790460 Cleveland OH, Lawrence, Robert W. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 01640660 Bloomfield NJ, Lawson, Herman A. Of the 992 Tuskegee Airmen pilots who completed advanced flight training at Tuskegee Army Air Forces, eight were still alive a year ago. '", "The Red Tails destroyed or damaged 409 German aircraft; 739 locomotives and train cars; 40 barges and boats; even one enemy destroyer." The pilot, a Lt. Weathers, dropped his wing tanks, and turned into the German formation. 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. Anderson saved money and borrowed more from friends and family to buy an airplane at age 22. first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. or redistributed. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828060 Marion IN, Wilson, LeRoyJ. This Tuskegee Airman Broke Military Barriers and Survived a Plane Ejection. Officer T70098 Philadelphia PA, Franklin, Earl N. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842880 Joliet IL, Franklin, George E. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838028 Joliet IL, Freeman, Eldridge E. 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. The flight brought much-needed attention to the Tuskegee Airmen. 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. 44-F-TE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835321 Atlanta GA, Turner, Leon L. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0406744 Washington DC, Turner, Leonard F. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807110 Washington DC, Turner, Ralph L. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 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. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 Flt. will fityour personality. Ernst Buehl flew airplanes for the German army in World War I before immigrating to the United States in 1920. Officer T140106 Wilmington DE, Jefferson, Alexander 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819461 Detroit MI, Jefferson, Lawrence B. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821924 Cheriton VA, Wofford, Kenneth O. Chicago Areas Last-Known Surviving Member Of Tuskegee Officer T69749 Detroit MI, Turner, Allen H. 44-I-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838165 Flint MI, Turner, Andrew D. 42-I-SE 10/9/1942 2nd Lt. 0792787 Washington DC 0tD, Turner, Gordon G. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 02075566 Los Angeles CA, Turner, John B. The nickname "Chief" was an accolade accorded the civilian by his Army students. "They had one of the lowest loss records of any escort fighter group," says the National World War II Museum. In March 1941, Anderson took First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on a 30-minute flight in a biplane. 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 Daring Life of Tuskegee Airman Pilot Clarence D. Lester 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T63111 Memphis TN, Choisy, George B. AL, Noches, R. F. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Tuskegee Airmen THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN The African American Pilots of WWII 45-I-SE 1/29/1946 2nd Lt. 02102013 Halesite NY, Bibb, William V. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843352 Ottumwa IA, Bickham, Luzine B. Hardy is one of three known surviving Tuskegee Airmen who flew fighter planes in World War II. Clarence Lucky Lester had a storied career that included shooting down three Officer T70236 Cleveland OH, O'Neil, Robert 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819463 Detroit MI, Orduna, Ralph 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830793 Omaha NE, Page, Maurice R. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809251 Los Angeles CA, Palmer, Augustus L. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843240 Newport News VA, Palmer, Walter 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 08071 05 New York NY, Parker, Frederick L., Jr. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 01166345 Chicago IL, Parker, George 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 Flt. Charles Anderson "did a great job of running things," Hardy, who is now 97 years old, told Fox News Digital. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814836 Chicago IL, Roberts, Frank E. 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819465 Boston MA, Roberts, George S. 42-C-SE 3/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0441127 Fairmont WV, Roberts, Lawrence E. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0840208 Vauxhall NH, Roberts, Leon C. 42-G-SE 8/5/1942 2nd Lt. 0791539 Prichard AL, Roberts, Leroy, Jr. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830794 Toccoa GA, Roberts, Logan 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 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. 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. (Universal Images Group via Getty Images), Charles 'Chief' Anderson taught the Tuskegee Airmen how to fly here's his amazing story. Officer T64631 Fresno CA, Singletary, Lloyd G. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798953 Jacksonville FL, Sloan, John S. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807109 Louisville KY, Smith, Albert H. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 Flt. Tuskegee Airmen Officer T70094 Columbus GA, Burch, John A., III 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841255 Indianapolis IN, Burns, Charles A. Officer T66399 Wetumpka AL, Daniels, Virgil A. Webpilots in the Tuskegee Airmen story. 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. (PhotoQuest/Getty Images). (Tuskegee University Archives). 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819447 Montclair NJ, Byrd, Willie L., Jr. 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817597 Fayetteville NC, Cabiness, Marshall S. 42-I-SE 10/9/1942 2nd Lt. 0792780 Gastonia NC, Cabule, Ernest M., Jr. 45-A-5E 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841256 Detroit MI, Caesar, Richard C. 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792418 Lake Village AR, Cain, William L. 44-I-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. 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. 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. Officer T70240 Boston MA, Robbins, Emory L.,Jr. 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's buried in Greenwood Cemetery. Following each name is their class number, graduation date, rank held at Tuskegee, serial number, and hometown. All About Us Find Your Interest Search our Degree Programs Need Advising? Officer T64632 Portland OR, Millett, Joseph H. 44-I-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838157 Los Angeles CA, Mills, Clinton B. "Anderson learned to fly through personal determination. 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. They later staged an elaborate Pan American Goodwill Tour of the Caribbean in their plane, The Spirit of Booker T. Washington.". Officer T70545 Chicago IL, Hurt, Wesley, D. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843109 Philadelphia PA, Hutchins, Freddie E. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801171 Donaldsonville GA, Hutton, Oscar D. 43-]-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814830 Chicago IL, Hymes, William H. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 2nd Lt. 0841160 Lincoln Univ. 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. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801179 Lima OH, Williams, Charles T. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824846 Los Angeles CA, Williams, Clarence 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 Flt. Officer T131953 Boston MA. 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. "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. In 1929, Anderson had earned his pilots license, and went on to become the first African American to earn a commercial pilots certification in You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Officer T64636 Cincinnati OH, Goldsby, Charles S. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 Flt. Before the first African American military pilots became known as the "Red Tails" they wore striped tails as they began their flight training in the Army's PT-17 Officer T66406 Whiteville NC, Murray, Louis U. Officer T70558 Los Angeles CA, Samuels, Frederick H. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 Flt. 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814825 Los Angeles CA, Brown, James W. 44-I-I-TE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838166 Detroit MI, Brown, Lawrence A. Raymond V. Haysbert. Officer T67977 St. Louis MO, Knight, Calvin M. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 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. The Tuskegee Airmen: Facts, Members, Planes & WWII Individuals who have documented proof that they participated in the Tuskegee Airmen experience are also called "Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTA).". 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 02075551 Cleveland OH, McIver, Frederick D., Jr. 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819456 Philadelphia PA, McKeethen, Lloyd B. Officer T70109 Jersey City NJ, Williams, Robert E.,Jr. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811291 Philadelphia PA, Taylor, James 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814824 San Mateo CA, Williams, Raymond L. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Officer T64247 Gadsden AL, Mitchell, Paul G. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790461 Washington DC, Mitchell, Vincent I. 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. 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. Charles "Chief" Anderson put the wind beneath the wings of the Tuskegee Airmen. Officer T64643 Chattanooga TN, White, Marvin C. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 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. Donald A. Hawkins. Who were the original Tuskegee Airmen?Adams, John H., Jr. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. Adams, Paul 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. Adkins, Rutherford H. Adkins, Winston A. Alexander, Halbert L. Alexander, Harvey R. Alexander, Robert R. Alexander, Walter G. 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. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 Flt. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Officer T64642 Rutherford NJ, Spears, Leon W. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. Tuskegee Airmen - Wikipedia Officer T69751 Itasca TX, Long, Wilbur F. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821915 New Rochelle NY, Love, Thomas W.,Jr. 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. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843104 St. Louis MO, Dunlap, Alwayne M. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798946 Washington DC, Dunne, Charles A. Officer T66410 Los Angeles CA, Purchase, Leon 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811287 New York NY, Purnell, George B. 42-G-SE 8/5/1942 2nd Lt. 0790936 Philadelphia PA, Harris, Edward 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. 44-J-TE 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 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. It was a dangerous mission of nearly 1,000 miles each way.
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