Willie Ashley, Jr.
Class Number: 42-F-SE Graduation Date: 7/3/1942 Rank Held at Tuskegee: 2nd Lt. Serial Number: 0789641 Hometown: Sumter, South Carolina May 23, 1921 – February 9, 1984 Ashley graduated from Morris College
Category: Profiles of Tuskegee Airmen
Donald W. Lang, Sr.
May 10, 1923 – September 17th, 2007 Born and raised in Wildwood, FL, Donald Lang trained at the Tuskegee Army Airbase after enlisting in September,
Octavia M. Bridgewater
Octavia M. Bridgewater was one of Montana’s native daughters. One of the Tuskegee Army Nurses mentioned her as one of the older nurses. She was
James R. Polkinghorne, Jr
1st Lt James R. Polkinghorne, JrJune 16, 1921 to May 5, 1944Class 43-B; 301st Fighter Squadron; MIA Italy See the Virtual Museum photos of the
Maury M. Reid, Jr.
Class 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T64640 New York, NY May 17, 1925 – July 4, 2006 Maury M. Reid, Jr. was born May 17, 1925,
Leo Roger Gray
Class 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835409 Roxbury, MAMay 30, 1924 – September 23, 2016Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter GroupAwards: Air Medal with one
Naomi Bernice Bell
Naomi Bernice Bell was born September 27, 1921 in Sandersville, Georgia. She was the daughter of Arthur and Mamie Hayles Bell. She was in the
Della J. Bassette
Mencie Trotter, Class of 1940 and future instructor at the school, Louise Lomax, Class of 1942, and Della Bassette, Class of 1941, were three of
Captain Graham Smith and brother Flight Officer Reginald Vinson Smith
Captain Graham Smith Born: 4/19/1919 Ahoskie, North Carolina Died: 4/30/1951 North Korea Class: 42-F-SE Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart,
Vernon V. Haywood
Class 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801168 Raleigh, NC Unit: 302nd Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group October 24, 1920 – April 14, 2003 Vernon