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. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Officer T67963 Atlanta GA, Bohler, Henry C. L. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. Freed by flight, he was soon soaring across the nation. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841269 Baltimore MD, Doswell, Andrew H. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811246 Cleveland OH, Doswell, Edgar A., Jr. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 Flt. Officer T66399 Wetumpka AL, Daniels, Virgil A. He was later hired to be the lead flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in World War II. 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. (Air Force Historical Research Agency). Tuskegee Airmen - HistoryNet [1] You will find many Student and (Tuskegee University Archives). 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. The Tuskegee Airmen built an exemplary record in their bomber escort missions. 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 T66409 Wilson NJ, Farley, William H. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821903 Savannah GA, Faulkner, William J. 46-A-TE 3/23/1946 Flt. He was 96. Officer T70557 Albion MI, Weathers, Luke 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801178 Memphis TN, Webb, Rhohelia 44-F-TE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835322 Baltimore MD, Wells,Johnson C. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807112 Buffalo NY, Wells, Wendell D. 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817606 Washington DC, Westbrook, Shelby F. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821921 Toledo OH, Westmoreland, Julius C. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843241 Washington DC, Westmoreland, Walter D. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809257 Atlanta GA, Wheeler, Jimmie D. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828059 Detroit MI, Wheeler, William M. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824843 Detroit MI, White, Charles L. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824844 St. Louis MO, White, Cohen M. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821922 Detroit MI, White, Ferrier H. 44-I-l-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 01824829 Oberlin OH, White, Harold L. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835416 Detroit MI, White, Harry W. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 Flt. 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. 42-E-SE 5/20/1942 2nd Lt. 0789449 Tulsa OK, Knox, George L. 42-E-SE 5/20/1942 2nd Lt. 0789535 Indianapolis IN, Kydd, George H. III 44-D-TE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828043 Charleston WV, Lacy, Hezekiah 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 08071 00 River Rouge MI, Laird, Edward 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814831 Brighton AL, Lanauze, Harry E. 46-A-SE 3/23/1946 2nd Lt. 02084156 Washington DC, Lancaster, Theodore W. 44-I-l-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838155 Rochester NY, Lane, Allen G. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790458 Demopolis AL, Lane, Charles A., Jr. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 Flt. His father, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., had already broken down barriers as the first brigadier general in the U.S. Army. Hardy is one of three known surviving Tuskegee Airmen who flew fighter planes in World War II. He was later hired to be the lead flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in World War II. He took Anderson under his wing, unaware the young man would soon inspire American pilots in the Second World War. Officer T64624 Indianapolis IN, Bruce, Samuel M. 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792417 Seattle WA, Bryant, Grady E. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 2nd Lt. 0843001 Los Angeles CA, Bryant,Joseph C., Jr. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer 0843243 Oberlin OH. 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. The United States Postal Service issued a stamp in Anderson's honor at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama in 2014. Tuskegee, AL 36088 MEET THE AMERICAN WHO INVENTED SLICED BREAD: OTTO ROHWEDDER, HARD-LUCK HAWKEYE. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 Flt. The Tuskegee Airmen is the nickname of the first African American unit to fly combat airplanes in World War II. List of Tuskegee Airmen - Wikipedia His inexperience is a testament to the challenges faced by Anderson. Officer T69750 Seattle WA, Winston, Harry P. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 Flt. Tuskegee Airman and retired Lt. Col. George Hardy with children at Robert L. Taylor Community Complex in Sarasota, Florida, in 2013. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811286 New York NY, Pennington, Leland H. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. "Much of their navigation on the journey was done by reading a simple roadmap. Officer T66406 Whiteville NC, Murray, Louis U. Tuskegee Airmen It was a dangerous mission of nearly 1,000 miles each way. 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 T62308 Belleville NJ, Williams, Andrew B., Jr. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. "But if children believe in themselves, stay focused and work hard, they will overcome obstacles and achieve excellence, just like the Tuskegee Airmen.". Theodore, Eugene G. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839091 Port of Spain Trin. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821924 Cheriton VA, Wofford, Kenneth O. He was 89 years old. The brief encounter of flying Mrs. Roosevelt over Alabama made Anderson one of the most famous pilots in America. Officer T66141 Chicago IL, Garrett, Alfred E., Jr. 45-G-SE 10/16/1945 Flt. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 Flt. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842888 Springfield MO, Woods, Carl J. The Mustang pilot spotted the string of Bf-109's heading toward the crippled B-24. This Tuskegee Airman Broke Military Barriers and Survived a Plane Ejection. 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. 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 T67966 Washington DC, Campbell, McWheeler 44-J-5E 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0840203 Cambria VA, Campbell, Vincent O. 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. Officer T70233 Detroit MI, Foreman, Samuel 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 Flt. "Anderson learned to fly through personal determination. 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 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. Members in the 332nd Fighter Group were tasked with escorting bomber Tuskegee Airmens Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Jr., last known 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. Her organization is devoted to providing American children with life lessons through the example of Anderson's Red Tail fighters of World War II. 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. 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. Officer T149985 Austin TX, Moore, FIarzell 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. First lady Eleanor Roosevelt supported the Civilian Pilot Training Program and the War Training Service. Tuskegee Airmen of World War II - history.sandiego.edu 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. The famed 332nd Fighter Group was based in Ramatelli, Italy. Tuskegee Airmen instructor Charles Alfred "Chief" Anderson was honored with a stamp by the U.S. 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. Vernon NY, Tucker, Paul 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Officer T70094 Columbus GA, Burch, John A., III 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841255 Indianapolis IN, Burns, Charles A. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804557 Battle Creek MI, Miller, Willard B. Four died in 2022Charles McGee, Alexander Jefferson, William Rice, and Christopher Newmanand one more, Harold H. Brown, died in 45-H-SE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843349 Ardmore OK, Ramsey, James C. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 Flt. 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. Officer T70235 Des Moines IA, Miller, Godfrey C. 45-H-SE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843344 Bloomington IL, Miller, Lawrence I. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. 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 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. Charles "Chief" Anderson was the first licensed Black commercial pilot in America in 1932. Officer T62057 Chicago IL, Wilson, James A. 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. Tuskegee Airmen - National Museum of African American History Officer T66149 Philadelphia PA, Sanderlin, Willis E. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842884 Washington DC, Satterwhite, Harry J. Hardy later piloted giant B-29 bombers during the Korean War and C-119 gunships in Vietnam. Charles 'Chief' Anderson was a pioneer of Black aviation in an era when African Americans were denied opportunities. Officer T66146 Willow Grove PA, Washington, Morris J. Officer T70104 Dayton OH, Proctor, Norman E. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt.