Category: Profiles of Tuskegee Airmen

Leroy Bowman

1LT Leroy Bowman Class 43-C-SE November 2, 1921 – February 26, 2014 Growing up in Sumter county, South Carolina, young Leroy Bowman dreamed of flying

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John Robert Lindsay

Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTA) John Robert Lindsay Mechanic, Gunnery Radio Operator and Celestial Navigator John R. Lindsay entered military service on 4 December 1942. 

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Roscoe DuBois Draper

Roscoe DuBois Draper, flight instructor May 14, 1919 – October 31, 2024 Williams became one of a handful of “triple-rated” Tuskegee Airmen. He earned all

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Luke Weathers, Jr.

Luke Weathers, Jr. December 16, 1920 – October 15, 2011 Class 43-D-SE Unit 332nd Fighter Group Weathers was born December 16, 1920, in Grenada, Mississippi.

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George Watson, Sr.

Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTA) George Watson, Sr. August 10, 1920 – June 19, 2017 Supply Sergeant and Support Personnel for the 332nd Fighter Group

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Edgar L. Bolden 

Edgar L. Bolden June 1, 1926 – March 4, 2007 Class 43-K-SE Graduated from Advance Flying Training at TAAF on December 5, 1943. Bolden was

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