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George Franklin Henry 1920 – November 1, 2015 During World War II, George Franklin served as a staff sergeant in charge of 20 technicians who maintained and repaired aircraft flown by the first African-American soldiers
Rosa Mae Willis Alford February 1, 1912 – January 20, 2011 Female Mechanic for Tuskegee Airmen Became Educator It’s not known exactly how many women were among the estimated 15,000-16,000 support personnel who worked with
Patricia Marie Jones Perry October 9, 1921 – February 5, 1995 Class: 43-W-8 Training Location: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.) Assigned Bases: Gardner Army Air Base (Taft, Calif.) Planes flown: PT-19, BT-13, AT-6, PT-17 Patricia Marie Jones Perry
Joseph Daniel Whiten, Sr. May 2, 1919 – November 17, 1979 Class: 43-K-TE Graduation date: 12/5/1943 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt. Unit: 477th Composite Group Service # 0817604 From: New York NY Joseph