William “Willie” Rogers April 12, 1915 – November 18, 2016 Born in Apalachicola on the gulf shores of Florida in 1915, Rogers said humbly in

Luther Ambrose Goodwin April 17, 1920 – January 5, 1982 Unit: 477th Composite Group, 618th (Med) Bombardment Squadron. Tuskegee Airman, civil rights activist, and attorney Luther A. Goodwin was

Elmer F. Godwin July 10, 1920 – February 19, 2009 Service # 12498989 Elmer “Ace” Godwin was born July 10, 1920 in Smithfield, Va. He

Reginald Ballard, Sr. November 21, 1924 – June 30, 2021 Rank at time of graduation: Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Unit: 477th Bombardment Group Reginald Ballard

James Ewing Flt. Officer Class: 44-F-TE Graduation date: 6/27/1944 Unit: 477th Bombardier Group Service # T64271 Arkansas produced two flight officers (F/Os), or navigators, during

Robert W. Williams, Jr. September 21, 1922 – September 8, 1997 Class: 44-E-SE 2nd Lt. Graduation date: 5/23/1944 Rank at time of graduation: Unit: 100th

James E.P. Randall 1920 – December 9, 2019 The son of a librarian and a railroad worker, Randall grew up during the Great Depression in

Lt. Everett Emerson Richardson April 27th, 1917 – DOD Unit: 477th Bombardment Group Service # 0-713053 From: Philadelphia, PA Lt. Everett Emerson Richardson was a

Price D. Rice October 22, 1916 – February 21, 1999 Class: 42-I-SE Graduation date: 10/9/1942 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt. Unit: 99th Fighter

Henry D. Polite 1926 – May 8, 2023 Born in Philadelphia in 1926 and later settling in Los Angeles, Polite faithfully served his country as