Nancy Leftenant-Colon September 29, 1920 – January 8, 2025 Nancy Leftenant-Colon, Major was the first African American nurse to serve in the reserve or active-duty

Lt. Col. James C. Warren August 16, 1923 – May 17, 2014 James C. “Jim” Warren was a member of the world famous “Tuskegee Airmen”

Hilton Forrest Carter Jr. June 30, 1928 – May 6, 2020 Hilton Forrest Carter Jr. as born June 30, 1928, in New Orleans, Louisiana the

Floyd Jefferson Carter Sr. November 2, 1922 – March 8, 2018 Class: 46-A-TE Graduation Date: 3/23/1946 Service # T146021 Carter spanned history, from serving in

Richard Cornelius Caesar April 12, 1918 – December 20, 2011 Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron Richard Cornelius Caesar was a prominent San Francisco, California dentist, philanthropist/civic

Dr. Cyril O. Byron, Sr. April 15, 1920 – October 20, 2015 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadro Cyril Osbourne Byron Sr. was the son of immigrant

Thomas N. Bristow, Sr. September 3, 1928 – Unit: 477th Bombardment Group Rev. Thomas N. Bristow, Sr. Reverend Thomas Bristow was born Sept. 3, 1928

William T. Fauntroy, Jr. Class: 45-I-SE March 26, 1926 – September 29, 2023 William T. Fauntroy, Jr. was born on March 26, 1926 in the

John Flanagan, Jr. 1923 – 2019 Sgt. Flanagan joined the United States Army as a teenager, and first served as a communications technician as part

  Julius Freeman April 27, 1927 – July 22, 2016 Freeman, a Kentucky native, became a fixture at schools and civic organizations in Queens and