CO, Hunter, Willie S. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807097 Albany GA, Hurd, James A. The Tuskegee Airmen shot down three ME-262s in their raid over Berlin in March 1945, despite its superior speed and dexterity. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. 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. Along with physician and benefactor Dr. Albert Forsythe, Anderson became the first Black pilot to crisscross the United States by air in 1933. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 Flt. Market data provided by Factset. 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. 44-I-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 01314639 Williamsport PA, Hunter, Marcellus L. 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 2nd Lt. 0843343 Washington DC, Hunter, Samuel 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0840206 Colorado Spgs. 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792424 Thomasville GA, Pillow, Robert A., Jr. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 Flt. Officer T64623 Philadelphia PA, Browder, Cecil L. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814189 Wilmington NC, Brower, Fred L.,Jr. Dubbed "Chief" by his students, he was the lead flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. 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. They were faster and more maneuverable than anything in the Army Air Corps. 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. "Remaining in Tuskegee after the war, Anderson continued to provide flight instruction at Moton Field, which remains an active airport and is the location of theTuskegee Airmen National Historic Site," reports the Encyclopedia of Alabama. Officer T62809 Portland OR, Bennett, Joseph B. first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. 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. WebInformation on Tuskegee Airmen pilots was collected and analyzed for accuracy by all three parties, resulting in the complete online, searchable Pilot Roster, a milestone for educating and inspiring people wanting to learn more about our 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 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. 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. Officer T67969 Detroit MI, Griffin, Frank 45-I-SE 1/29/1946 Flt. 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. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Following each name is their class number, graduation date, rank held at Tuskegee, serial number, and hometown. Percy Heath. (Air Force Historical Research Agency). Officer T69746 Los Angeles CA, Powell, William S., 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. Their story, however, is more than just their legendary success escorting American bombers over Nazi Click here for details. Officer T67988 Bronx NY, Quander, Charles].,Jr. MEET THE AMERICAN WHO INVENTED SLICED BREAD: OTTO ROHWEDDER, HARD-LUCK HAWKEYE. Tuskegee Airman and retired Lt. Col. George Hardy with children at Robert L. Taylor Community Complex in Sarasota, Florida, in 2013. Officer T67963 Atlanta GA, Bohler, Henry C. L. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. You will find many Student and Tuskegee Airmen Clip | 6m 53s Loaded 0% / On March 7, 1942, the first class of cadets graduated from Tuskegee Army Air Field to become the nation's first Officer T69747 Eggertsville NY, Prather, George L. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. 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. 46-B-TE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Detroit MI, Desvignes, Russell F. 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. 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. Officer T69981 Baltimore MD, White, Haydel44-K-TE 2/1/1945 Flt. Oscar Lawton Wilkerson, Chicago Heights native among 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. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811282 Grand Rapids MI, Jefferson, Samuel 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811283 Galveston TX, Jefferson, Thomas W. 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. Tuskegee Airmen 1941 1945 | National Air and Space Museum Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. On The Home Front Noel F. Parrish At segregated Tuskegee, Parrish offered inspired leadership for the training of black pilots and airmen. I think I was successful. Charles "Chief" Anderson was the first licensed Black commercial pilot in America in 1932. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811286 New York NY, Pennington, Leland H. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. William All rights reserved. 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. Oscar Lawton Wilkerson, Chicago areas last surviving Tuskegee Tuskegee Airmen [1] Officer T67157 Atlantic City NJ, Washington, Samuel L. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. 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. COVID-19 PCR tests required for new andreturning students. THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN The African American Pilots of WWII Officer T68701 Cumberland MD, Cole, Robert A. WebHow many Tuskegee airmen were there? (Tuskegee University Archives). 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T67160 Jacksonville FL, Talton, James E. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814195 Philadelphia PA, Johnson, Charlie A. Anderson was not a military man. 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 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. Officer T69980 Montclair NJ, Warner, Hugh St. C, lair 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814843 New York NY, Warren, James W. 44-I-1-SE 10/16/1944 Flt. 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. Freed by flight, he was soon soaring across the nation. TUSKEGEE AIRMEN The Tuskegee Airmen built an exemplary record in their bomber escort missions. The flight brought much-needed attention to the Tuskegee Airmen. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 2nd Lt. 0841157 York PA, Carter, William G. 46-C-SE 6/28/1946 2nd Lt. 02102109 Pittsburgh PA, Casey, Clifton G. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. AL, Gray, George E. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804553 Hemphill WV, Gray, Leo R. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835409 Roxbury MA, Green, James L. 44-1-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. 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. It was taken from the appendix of the book Black Knights - The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen, by Lynn M. Holman and Thomas Reilly. 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.