Category: Profiles of Tuskegee Airmen

Myron Wilson

Myron “Mike” Wilson April 13, 1916 – July 11, 2001 Class: 44-D-SE Graduation date: 4/15/1944 Rank at time of graduation: Flt. Officer Unit: 332nd Fighter

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Oscar L. Kennedy

Oscar L. Kennedy February 9, 1926 – February 8, 2023 Class: 43-F-SE Graduation date: 6/30/1943 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt. Unit: 477th Bombardier

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Nathan O. Thomas

Nathan O. Thomas 1926 – December 22, 2024 He served stateside during World War II, and supported pilots, mechanics, and other ground personnel as an

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Robert C. Chandler

Robert Clare Chandler May 12, 1922 – May 10, 2004 Class: 44B-SE Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force Location of Service:

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Shelton Ware

Shelton ‘Ivan’ Ware January 29, 1923 – September 12, 2024 According to his biography, Ware was born in Neptune, New Jersey on January 29, 1923.

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Welton Taylor

Welton Taylor November 12, 1919 – November 1, 2012 In a fascinating interview with the Library of Congress as part of the Veterans History Project,

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Horace Johnson

Horace Johnson At UND, Horace W. ‘Hoss’ Johnson’s teammates stood up for him; after UND, he stood up for his country as a Tuskegee-trained U.S.

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