WebThe Tuskegee Airmen pilots are most remembered for flying fighters in the Mediterranean theater, first for the Twelfth Air Force, under which they flew hundreds of missions, then AL, Kimbrough, Benny R. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835412 Cincinnati OH, King, Celestus 44-D-TE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828038 Los Angeles CA, King, Earl E. 42-G-SE 8/5/1942 2nd Lt. 0790937 Bessemer AL, King, Haldane 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814819 Jamaica NY, Kirkpatrick, Felix J. He joined the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame in 1991. 44-1-TE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839096 New Haven CT, Wiggins, Leonard W. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. In March 1941, Anderson took First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on a 30-minute flight in a biplane. 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. A Tuskegee combat pilot during World War II, he shot down three German fighter planes in one day. 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. (Courtesy CAF Rise Above via U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama). 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 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. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824827 Charlotte NC, Brown, Augustus G. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 01038394 Houma LA, Brown, George A., Jr. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843110 Baltimore MD, Brown, Harold Haywood 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830783 Minneapolis MN, Brown, Harold Howard 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835405 Weeletka OK, Brown, James B. AL, Rogers, Cornelius G. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809252 Chicago IL, Rogers, John W. 42-G-SE 8/5/1942 2nd Lt. 0791540 Chicago IL, Rohlsen, Henry E. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0574092 Christiansted VI, Romine, Roger 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811288 Oakland CA, Ross, Mac 42-C-SE 3/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0441129 Dayton OH, Ross, Merrill Ray 45-I-SE 1/29/1946 2nd Lt. 02102015 Pineville KY, Ross, Washington D. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814204 Ashland KY, Rowe, Claude A. Officer T69744 Mamaroneck NY, Peirson, Gwynne W. 43.:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814835 Oakland CA, Pendleton, Frederick D. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0840205 Texarkana TX, Penn, Starling B. 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 T70551 South Bend IN, Lewis, Joe A. Officer T62308 Belleville NJ, Williams, Andrew B., Jr. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. Mitchell Higginbotham. Tales of the Tuskegee Airmen will be told to future generations. Clarence Lucky Lester had a storied career that included shooting down three enemy planes in a single mission during World War II. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809246 Los Angeles CA, Long, Clyde C., Jr. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. The names listed below are the names of all the PILOT GRADUATES from the Tuskegee Flight School. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 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. Officer T67156 Des Moines IA, Patton, Humphrey C., Jr. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. Officer T69745 Little Silver NJ, Peoples, Francis B. (Air Force Historical Research Agency). 46-B-TE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Detroit MI, Desvignes, Russell F. 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. Fun stories about food, relationships, the great outdoors and more. Webpilots in the Tuskegee Airmen story. Officer T67988 Bronx NY, Quander, Charles].,Jr. 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. Officer T64635 Freeport NY, Gaiter, Roger Bertram 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821910 Seaside Hgts. 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. Officer T64275 Franklin TN, Murphy, David J., Jr. 44-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. Tuskegee Airman and retired Lt. Col. George Hardy with children at Robert L. Taylor Community Complex in Sarasota, Florida, in 2013. Photo by Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress). 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. 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. He also said the early military reports were not completely accurate. He was 89 years old. 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. 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817602 New York NY, Hockaday, Wendell W. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830781 Norfolk VA, Hodges, Jerry T., Jr. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843246 Heth AR, Holbert, Bertrand J. Some 14,000 Tuskegee Airmen served in World War II, including hundreds of its now-legendary fighter pilots. 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 Flt. Charles Alfred Anderson Sr. was born on Feb. 9, 1907 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Iverson and Janie Anderson. 46-A-TE 3/23/1946 Flt. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T64642 Rutherford NJ, Spears, Leon W. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. Officer T131953 Boston MA. Theodore, Eugene G. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839091 Port of Spain Trin. Anderson was not a military man. He taught himself to fly in the 1920s and became chief flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in World War II. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 Flt. 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. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. Individuals who have documented proof that they participated in the Tuskegee Airmen experience are also called "Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTA).". 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. The Tuskegee Institute hired Anderson to head its Civilian Pilot Training program in 1940. Officer T62809 Portland OR, Bennett, Joseph B. 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. Anderson in March 1941 unexpectedly found one of the most famous people in the world as a passenger. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Officer T67974 Lebanon KY, Spann, Calvin]. 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792421 Salisbury MD, Leslie, William A. NOTE: This list DOES NOT include the names of all individuals who PARTICIPATED IN the Tuskegee Airmen pilot training program or support operations. 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. Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Jr. told generations of kids about being one of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation's first Black aviation combat unit. Anderson lived long enough to see the story of the men he introduced to flying immortalized in the 1995 movie "The Tuskegee Airmen," starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Lawrence Fishburne. Officer T67966 Washington DC, Campbell, McWheeler 44-J-5E 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0840203 Cambria VA, Campbell, Vincent O. U.S. News and World Report's 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. 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. 45-I-TE 1/29/1946 Flt. 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. Mr. Wilkerson, the last known surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen in the Chicago area, died Feb. 8 of natural causes. 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. First lady Eleanor Roosevelt supported the Civilian Pilot Training Program and the War Training Service. "The Tuskegee Airmen flew more than 15,000 sorties between May 1943 and June 1945," reports the National World War II Museum. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Officer T144946 East Hampton NY, Hayes, Reginald W. 44-C-TE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824825 Holicong PA, Hays, George K. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830787 Los Angeles CA, Hays, Milton S. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828050 Los Angeles CA, Haywood, Vernon V. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801168 Raleigh NC, Heath, Percy L., Jr. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 2nd Lt. 0841159 Philadelphia PA, Helm, George W. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842881 Reidsville NC, Henderson, Eugene R. 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839098 Jacksonville FL, Henry, Milton R. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 01636030 Philadelphia PA, Henry, Warren E. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838037 Plainfield NJ, Henry, William T. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 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. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars, has died. Officer T62816 Purcellville VA. Cooper, Charles W. 44-H-SE 9/8/44 Flt. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824830 Bridgeport CT, Calloway, Julius W. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 Flt. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 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. WebTuskegee Airmen Pilot Listing This list of more than 1,000 gentlemen include the pilots -- America's First Black Aviators. Oscar Lawton Wilkerson, Jr., better known 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 Flt. Along with physician and benefactor Dr. Albert Forsythe, Anderson became the first Black pilot to crisscross the United States by air in 1933. Officer T70111 Litchfield Park AZ, Young, William W. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. Officer T70429 Chicago IL, Mulzac, John I. Postal Service in 2014. 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. COVID-19 PCR tests required for new andreturning students. Maycie Herrington. The Tuskegee Airmen faced perhaps their most daunting challenge on March 24, 1945, escorting American bombers all the way from Italy to Berlin. 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 Flt. "They have advanced training here, and some of the students went up and did acrobatic flying for us. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841257 Columbus GA, Collins, Gamaliel M. 44-I-I-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. Officer T66145 St. Louis MO, Stanton, Charles R. 43-A-SE 1/14/1943 2nd Lt. 0796268 Portland OR, Starks, Arnett W.,Jr. Officer T67149 Brooklyn NY, Velasquez, Frederick B. Webpilots in the Tuskegee Airmen story. 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. "But if children believe in themselves, stay focused and work hard, they will overcome obstacles and achieve excellence, just like the Tuskegee Airmen.". 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. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814191 Birmingham AL, Goodwin, Luther A. She's pictured here in a Piper J-3 Cub trainer with Charles Alfred "Chief" Anderson, a pioneer Black aviator and instructor at Tuskegee Institute. 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. He's buried in Greenwood Cemetery. The Tuskegee Airmen shot down three ME-262s in their raid over Berlin in March 1945, despite its superior speed and dexterity. His father, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., had already broken down barriers as the first brigadier general in the U.S. Army. Officer T69976 Gary IN, Myers, Charles P. 44-1-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838158 Indianapolis IN, Nalle, Russell C., Jr. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 Flt. Officer T64271 Helena AR, Exum, Herven P. 44-I-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. 42-I-SE 10/9/1942 2nd Lt. 0792782 Chicago IL, Giles, Ivie V. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. He was later hired to be the lead flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in World War II. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821904 Los Angeles CA, Matthews, Samuel 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 Flt. 43-1-5E 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814192 Bath NY, Hall, Charles B. The nickname "Chief" was an accolade accorded the civilian by his Army students. Percy Heath. He found another ally in his quest to fly an unlikely ally. This Tuskegee Airman Broke Military Barriers and Survived a Plane Ejection. Officer T68701 Cumberland MD, Cole, Robert A. 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 will fityour personality. 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. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0577285 Corona NY, Campbell, William A. Market data provided by Factset. 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 T70563 Los Angeles CA, Williams, Charles I. Officer T70104 Dayton OH, Proctor, Norman E. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830798 Brooklyn NY, Wilson, Charles E. 44-C-TE 3/12/1944 Flt. Charles Anderson "did a great job of running things," Hardy, who is now 97 years old, told Fox News Digital. 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. He was 96. Photo by Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress). CO, Hunter, Willie S. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807097 Albany GA, Hurd, James A. 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. 020146 Tuskegee AL, Davis, Claude C. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 1st Lt. 0441115 Pittsburgh PA, Davis, Clifford W. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. Hardy later piloted giant B-29 bombers during the Korean War and C-119 gunships in Vietnam. 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. 1200 W. Montgomery Rd. Anderson saved money and borrowed more from friends and family to buy an airplane at age 22. 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 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. Postal Service in 2014. Officer T68702 Detroit MI, Craig, Lewis W. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828049 Ashville NC, Criss, Leroy 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. Officer T66146 Willow Grove PA, Washington, Morris J. He was 102. 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. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811291 Philadelphia PA, Taylor, James 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 1st Lt. 01030158 Leavenworth KS, Hurd, Sylvester H., Jr. 45-H-SE 11/20/1945 Flt. The brief encounter of flying Mrs. Roosevelt over Alabama made Anderson one of the most famous pilots in America. Officer T70226 Ahoskie NC, Smith, Robert C. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. 46-A-SE 3/23/1946 Flt. Officer T67987 Brooklyn NY, Murdic, Robert J. CHICAGO A Chicago area Tuskegee Airman whose contributions and success altered the course of history has died. 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 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. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 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. First lady Eleanor Roosevelt supported the Civilian Pilot Training Program and the War Training Service. Officer T67970 Cleveland OH, Haley, George J. George Hardy flew with the 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen, in 1945. 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. All rights reserved. "Chief Anderson was liked and highly respected by his men," Tuskegee University archivist Dana Chandler told Fox News Digital. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809248 Jackson MS, McQuillan, Douglas 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 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. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 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. IL, Wilkerson, William G. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807113 Camden NJ, Wilkins, Laurence D. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804564 Los Angeles CA, Wilkins, Ralph D. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839093 Washington DC, Willette, Leonard R. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 Flt. The unit of African American pilots in the segregated Army earned their wings under the tutelage of pioneering pilot Charles A. Anderson. Freed by flight, he was soon soaring across the nation. Officer T64634 Stoughton MA, Flake, Thomas M. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. Officer T64646 Rochester NY, Pennington, Robert F. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. Officer T67154 San Bernardino CA, Hawkins, Kenneth R. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819449 San Bernardino CA, Hawkins, Thomas L. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 Flt. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T70235 Des Moines IA, Miller, Godfrey C. 45-H-SE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843344 Bloomington IL, Miller, Lawrence I. Charles "Chief" Anderson was the first licensed Black commercial pilot in America in 1932. Officer T70562 Lawrenceville VA, Street, Thomas C. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835415 Springfield NJ, Suggs, John J. WebIn October 1944, he graduated from the Tuskegee Flight Program and was commissioned a second lieutenant. Dubbed "Chief" by his students, he was the lead flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Aircraft was housed and maintained here. MEET THE AMERICAN WHO FIRST RECORDED THE BLUES, NATION'S ORIGINAL POP DIVA MAMIE SMITH. 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. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER, "We worked together and we depended on each other," said Hardy. Officer T61867 Jacksonville FL, Darnell, Charles E. 44-C-TE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824824 Dayton OH, Dart, Clarence W. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814826 Elmira NY, Davenport, Harry J., Jr. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830784 Beaumont TX, Davis, Alfonza W. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798944 Omaha NE, Davis, Benjamin O., Jr. 42-C-SE 3/6/1942 Capt. Despite the carnage inflicted on enemy forces, just 66 Tuskegee Airmen were lost in combat in World War II. Charles 'Chief' Anderson was a pioneer of Black aviation in an era when African Americans were denied opportunities. Officer T70420 Washington DC, Curtis, John W. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842581 Detroit MI, Curtis, Samuel L. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809239 Yeadon PA, Curtis, William J., Jr. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 Flt. The Mustang pilot spotted the string of Bf-109's heading toward the crippled B-24. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843250 Independence KS, Wilson, Myron 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 Flt. Officer T69750 Seattle WA, Winston, Harry P. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 Flt. Ernst Buehl flew airplanes for the German army in World War I before immigrating to the United States in 1920. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811286 New York NY, Pennington, Leland H. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. "He instilled in them a belief that they could succeed no matter the obstacles.". "We couldn't keep up with them," Hardy, the 97-year-old Tuskegee Airman, told Fox News Digital. Officer T67965 Houston TX, Bryson, James O. The Tuskegee Airmen /tskii/ were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo). Raymond V. Haysbert. I think I was successful. William 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 T67977 St. Louis MO, Knight, Calvin M. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. WebApproximately half of the black men that graduated from Tuskegee fought in the European and Mediterranean wars as combat mission fighter pilots. Updated June 29, 2011. Officer T70105 Detroit MI, Simmons, Alphonso 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814207 Jacksonville FL, Simmons, Donehue 45-I-TE 1/29/1946 Flt.