He took hundreds of young men and instilled in them the spirit to fly at a time when many people thought they couldnt do so because of the color of their skin. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. 44-D-TE 4/15/1944 Port au Prince Haiti, Guyton, Eugene L. 44-J-5E 12/28/1944 Flt. 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817605 Indianapolis IN, Hill, Charles A., Jr. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835325 Detroit MI, Hill, Charles D. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0443955 Washington DC, Hill, Louis G., Jr. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 1st Lt. 01573279 Indianapolis IN, Hill, Nathaniel M. 42-I-SE 10/9/1942 2nd Lt. 0792783 Washington DC, Hill, William E. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811281 Narragansett RI, Hill, William L. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 Flt. James H. Harvey 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. 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 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. 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 His father, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., had already broken down barriers as the first brigadier general in the U.S. Army. Legal Statement. Officer T61780 Tuskegee Inst. Tuskegee Airmen (U.S. National Park Service) WebTuskegee Airmen Pilot Listing This list of more than 1,000 gentlemen include the pilots -- America's First Black Aviators. Who were the Tuskegee Airmen WW2? Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Officer T68753 Oroville CA, Broadwater, William E. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Tuskegee Airmen: The African-American Military Pilots of WW2 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 T70112 Martinville LA, Rayner, Ahmed A., Jr. 44-C-TE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 01043199 Chicago IL, Rector, John A. Ernst Buehl flew airplanes for the German army in World War I before immigrating to the United States in 1920. 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. Officer T62813 Los Angeles CA, Williams, William F. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807114 Cleveland OH, Williams, William L.,Jr. Despite the carnage inflicted on enemy forces, just 66 Tuskegee Airmen were lost in combat in World War II. Officer T149985 Austin TX, Moore, FIarzell 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. Officer T64632 Portland OR, Millett, Joseph H. 44-I-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838157 Los Angeles CA, Mills, Clinton B. 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. Officer T69981 Baltimore MD, White, Haydel44-K-TE 2/1/1945 Flt. He also said the early military reports were not completely accurate. Just 66 Tuskegee Airmen were lost in combat in World War II. Officer T67147 New Orleans LA, Morgan, Dempsey W. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804558 Detroit MI, Morgan, John H. 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792423 Cartersville GA, Morgan, William B. WebIn October 1944, he graduated from the Tuskegee Flight Program and was commissioned a second lieutenant. THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN The African American Pilots of WWII It was taken from the appendix of the book Black Knights - The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen, by Lynn M. Holman and Thomas Reilly. A career Army Air Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) 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 T64646 Rochester NY, Pennington, Robert F. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. Photo by Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress). Some 14,000 Tuskegee Airmen served in World War II, including hundreds of its now-legendary fighter pilots. The American air armada was attacked that day by German ME-262 aircraft the worlds first jet fighters. 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. Tuskegee Airmen instructor Charles Alfred "Chief" Anderson was honored with a stamp by the U.S. Sixty-six Tuskegee Airmen died in combat. 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. 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 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 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 The Tuskegee Airmen: Facts, Members, Planes & WWII Hubbard, Lyman L. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. Officer T67976 Detroit MI, Wilson, Bertram W.,Jr. (Courtesy CAF Rise Above via U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama). Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Officer T149984 Chicago IL, Baugh, Howard L. 42:J-SE 11/10/1942 2nd Lt. 0793705 Petersburg VA, Bee, Clarence Jr. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842579 Kansas City MO, Bell, George E. 46-C-SE 6/28/1946 2nd Lt. 02102113 Altoona PA, Bell, John J. Anderson was not a military man. Officer T69972 Richmond VA, Bailey, William H. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843102 Pittsburgh PA, Baldwin, Henry Jr. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. Maycie Herrington. 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. Officer T67988 Bronx NY, Quander, Charles].,Jr. He was later hired to be the lead flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in World War II. Officer T61710 Los Angeles CA, Tyler, William A., Jr. 45-C-TE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842878 Pittsburgh PA, Valentine, Cleophus W. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841276 Detroit MI, Vaughan, Leonard O. Officer T70108 Redlands CA, Thomas, William H. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814842 Los Angeles CA, Thompson, Donald N., Jr. 44-I-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838162 Philadelphia PA, Thompson, Floyd A. Officer T64271 Helena AR, Exum, Herven P. 44-I-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. Charles "Chief" Anderson was the first licensed Black commercial pilot in America in 1932. Members in the 332nd Fighter Group were tasked with escorting bomber 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. He's believed to be the first African American commercial pilot in the United States. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842888 Springfield MO, Woods, Carl J. 45-G-SE 10/16/1945 Flt. The Tuskegee Airmen have a MD, Lyle, John H. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T66149 Philadelphia PA, Sanderlin, Willis E. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842884 Washington DC, Satterwhite, Harry J. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843250 Independence KS, Wilson, Myron 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 Flt. Officer T63116 Augusta GA, Ramsey, Pierce T. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 Flt. The nickname "Chief" was an accolade accorded the civilian by his Army students. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809248 Jackson MS, McQuillan, Douglas 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 Flt. 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. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801166 Nashville TN, Fears, Henry T. 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 Flt. To read more stories in this unique "Meet the American Who" series from Fox News Digital, click here. Mr. Wilkerson, the last known surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen in the Chicago area, died Feb. 8 of natural causes. 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. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. Officer T64275 Franklin TN, Murphy, David J., Jr. 44-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 01169183 Chicago IL, Johnson, Andrew Jr. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839088 Greensboro NC, Johnson, Carl E. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814194 Charlottesville VA, Johnson, Charles B. Tuskegee Airman George Hardy. Officer T66145 St. Louis MO, Stanton, Charles R. 43-A-SE 1/14/1943 2nd Lt. 0796268 Portland OR, Starks, Arnett W.,Jr. COVID-19 PCR tests required for new andreturning students. Officer T61778 Huntington WV, Hillary, Harold A. Officer T68765 Washington DC, McKnight, James W. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842883 Washington DC, McLaurin, Eddie A. They formed the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). 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. The group was successful. Hardy later piloted giant B-29 bombers during the Korean War and C-119 gunships in Vietnam. First lady Eleanor Roosevelt supported the Civilian Pilot Training Program and the War Training Service. Photo by Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress). Hes still a legend today, skydiving in his 90s and taking friends parasailing on the Gulf of Mexico near his home in Sarasota, Florida. Tuskegee Airman and retired Lt. Col. George Hardy with children at Robert L. Taylor Community Complex in Sarasota, Florida, in 2013. List of Tuskegee Airmen - Wikipedia Tuskegee is Ranked #4 among He was 89 years old. 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. 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. 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. Dubbed "Chief" by his students, he was the lead flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. You will find many Student and 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.