43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807115 Roanoke VA, Winslow, Eugene 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819453 Chicago IL, Winslow, Robert W. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842587 East St. Louis IL, Winston, Charles H., Jr. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. 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. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. (U.S. Air Force photo). MEET THE AMERICAN WHO INVENTED SLICED BREAD: OTTO ROHWEDDER, HARD-LUCK HAWKEYE. Officer T68704 New York NY, Henson, James W. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842583 Baltimore MD, Herrington, Aaron 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830788 Raleigh NC, Herron, Walter 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 1st Lt. 01311585 Memphis TN, Hervey, Henry P., Jr. 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817601 Chicago IL, Heywood, Herbert H. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824833 St. Croix VI, Hicks, Arthur N. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842882 Dayton OH, Hicks, Frederick P. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 01030252 San Francisco CA, Higginbotham, Mitchell 44-K-TE 2/1/1945 2nd Lt. 0841164 Sewickley PA, Highbaugh, Earl B. 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. 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792424 Thomasville GA, Pillow, Robert A., Jr. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 Flt. 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. Officer T70489 Kansas City KS, Jackson, Frank A., Jr. 44-I-l-SE 10/16/1944 Flt. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843356 East Chicago IL, McKenzie, Alfred U. 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 T64636 Cincinnati OH, Goldsby, Charles S. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 Flt. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824836 Chicago IL, Miller, Charles E. 44-I-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838156 Plainfield NJ, Miller, George R. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Her organization is devoted to providing American children with life lessons through the example of Anderson's Red Tail fighters of World War II. Photo by Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress). 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. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. Officer T64639 Brooklyn NY, Merriweather, Robert O. Officer T64278 Cleveland OH, Washington, William M. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839092 Chicago IL, Watkins, Edward W. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. 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. PA, Iles, George J. 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. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842888 Springfield MO, Woods, Carl J. He later flew bombers in Korea and fixed-wing gunships in Vietnam. Officer T70027 Pittsburgh PA, Cousins, Augustus 44-D-TE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 01307085 Toledo OH, Cousins, William M. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838027 Philadelphia PA, Cowan, Edwin T. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841259 Dallas TX, Holland, Henry T. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 02075546 Baltimore MD, Holloman, William H., III 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838030 St. Louis MO, Holloway, Lorenzo W. 45-G-SE 10/16/1945 2nd Lt. 02082600 Detroit MI, Holman, William D. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 Flt. TopHBCUs. Officer T70099 Kansas City KS, Gilliam, William L. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 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. Raymond V. Haysbert. Officer T64629 Denver CO, Rodgers, Marion R. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821920 Elizabeth NJ, Rogers, Amos A. 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. Officer T67156 Des Moines IA, Patton, Humphrey C., Jr. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. Officer T70546 St. Louis MO 00, Dickerson, Tamenund J. 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. Charles "Chief" Anderson was the first licensed Black commercial pilot in America in 1932. They've since been honored in many other depictions in books and on screen. 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 T64642 Rutherford NJ, Spears, Leon W. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 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. Mitchell Higginbotham. He retired in 1972 after a 30-year military career. Officer T68753 Oroville CA, Broadwater, William E. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841273 New York NY, Scott, Floyd R., Jr. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. This is the CORRECT list provided to us by the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Officer T70229 Tulsa OK, Woods, Willard L. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811295 Memphis TN, Wooten, Howard A. "Chief Anderson was liked and highly respected by his men," Tuskegee University archivist Dana Chandler told Fox News Digital. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804562 Manning SC, Walker, John B.,Jr. Despite the carnage inflicted on enemy forces, just 66 Tuskegee Airmen were lost in combat in World War II. 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. Like many American boys of his era, he was thrilled by the emergence of flight and by the new image of daredevil pilots spiraling through the skies across America in the first decades of the 20th century. 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. Officer T68752 Tuskegee Inst. 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. 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. 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. Individuals who have documented proof that they participated in the Tuskegee Airmen experience are also called "Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTA).". Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Jr. told generations of kids about being one of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation's first Black aviation combat unit. 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. Officer T70235 Des Moines IA, Miller, Godfrey C. 45-H-SE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843344 Bloomington IL, Miller, Lawrence I. The pilot, a Lt. Weathers, dropped his wing tanks, and turned into the German formation. CO, Hunter, Willie S. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807097 Albany GA, Hurd, James A. Officer T64270 Seattle WA, Perkins, Roscoe C., Jr. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 Flt. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819450 Washington PA, Russell, James C. 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 Flt. Officer T69978 Canonsburg PA, Perkins, Sanford M. 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819464 Denver CO, Perry, Henry B. "I had never even driven an automobile before I got to Tuskegee," Hardy said. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. Tuskegee Airmen Photo Gallery Photos provided by the More information on the Tuskegee Airmen can be found at the website of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. www.tuskegeeairmen.org. (Tuskegee University Archives). Tuskegee is Ranked #4 among 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 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. Four died in 2022Charles McGee, Alexander Jefferson, William Rice, and Christopher Newmanand one more, Harold H. Brown, died in Greek organizations here that 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. I think I was successful. Officer T67146 San Antonio TX, Houston, Heber C. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801170 Detroit MI. 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. Officer T70095 Chicago IL, Carter, Floyd J. AL, Biffle, Richard L.,Jr. 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. He did a great job of running things.". Vernon NY, Yates, Phillip C. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Jr., a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nations first Black aviation combat unit, died Feb. 8, 2023, First lady Eleanor Roosevelt supported the Civilian Pilot Training Program and the War Training Service. (Courtesy CAF Rise Above via U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama). Now nearly a century old, their ranks are dwindling rapidly. Tuskegee Airmen instructor Charles Alfred "Chief" Anderson was honored with a stamp by the U.S. 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. Hardy later piloted giant B-29 bombers during the Korean War and C-119 gunships in Vietnam. The Tuskegee Airmen /tskii/ were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. Officer T64272 Philadelphia PA, Armstrong, William P. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 Flt. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. (PhotoQuest/Getty Images). (Air Force Historical Research Agency). 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. AndersonsTuskegee Airmen arrived in Europe in the spring of 1943. Officer T67974 Lebanon KY, Spann, Calvin]. Officer T69977 Youngstown OH, Parker, Melvin 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. Officer T66405 Philadelphia PA, Green, Paul L. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835417 Xenia OH, Green, Smith W. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811280 Los Angeles CA, Green, William W. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809240 Staunton VA, Greenlee, George B.,Jr. Percy Heath. Officer T70431 Brooklyn NY, Roach, John B. 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. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. Market data provided by Factset. 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. It was taken from the appendix of the book Black Knights - The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen, by Lynn M. Holman and Thomas Reilly. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Fewer than 1,000 pilots served with the Tuskegee Airmen. Officer T70350 Albany IL, Shivers, Clarence L. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. Officer T64625 Pittsburgh PA, Harris, Herbert S. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0806279 Philadelphia PA, Harris, James E. 44-J-5E 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0840204 Xenia OH, Harris, John S. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843113 Richmond KY, Harris, Louis K. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830786 St. Louis MO, Harris, Macao A., Jr. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814193 Boston MA, Harris, Richard H. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807096 Montgomery AL, Harris, Stanley L. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817587 St. Paul MN, Harris, Thomas D., Jr. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843233 Brooklyn NY, Harrison, Alvin E., Jr. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. Hes still a legend today, skydiving in his 90s and taking friends parasailing on the Gulf of Mexico near his home in Sarasota, Florida. Officer T69747 Eggertsville NY, Prather, George L. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. 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. Tuskegee Airmen instructor Charles Alfred "Chief" Anderson was honored with a stamp by the U.S. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814195 Philadelphia PA, Johnson, Charlie A. Officer T64635 Freeport NY, Gaiter, Roger Bertram 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821910 Seaside Hgts. Officer T67970 Cleveland OH, Haley, George J. Officer T70101 Pasadena CA, Kelly, Earl 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843237 Los Angeles CA, Kennedy, Elmore M. 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 1st Lt. 0387720 Philadelphia PA, Kennedy, James V., Jr. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841271 Chicago IL, Kenney, Oscar A. Tales of the Tuskegee Airmen will be told to future generations. 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. 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. "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 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. The American air armada was attacked that day by German ME-262 aircraft the worlds first jet fighters. Charles 'Chief' Anderson was a pioneer of Black aviation in an era when African Americans were denied opportunities. 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. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 Flt. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. All rights reserved. Officer T68512 Denver CO, Bilbo, Reuben B. Freed by flight, he was soon soaring across the nation. Oscar Lawton Wilkerson, Jr., better known 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 T70233 Detroit MI, Foreman, Samuel 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 Flt.