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
Category: Profiles of Tuskegee Airmen
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,
George Mills Boyd
June 23, 1926 – June 21, 2018 Born in Teaneck, NJ, and passed away in Wichita, KS “We didn’t even know what a Tuskegee Airman
William N. Alsbrook
2nd Lt. William Noel Alsbrook January 31, 1916-January 5, 1998 Class: 43-I-SE Graduation Date: 10/1/1943 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron Service # 0814188 Visit our Virtual
Clifton Eugene Brooks Sr.
Visiting with West Virginia’s last living Tuskegee Airman You can trust a secret to Clifton E. Brooks Sr. Information that Clifton decoded back in the
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
Theodore Johnson
Theodore Johnson March 22, 1924 1 February 16, 2020 Theodore Johnson made a mark on history as a Tuskegee Airman, but he didn’t talk much about his experiences until
Edward Lucien Toppins
Edward L. Toppins June 12, 1915 – December 10, 1946 Class: 42-H-SE Graduation date: 9/6/1942 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt. Unit: 332nd Fighter
Ludovic F. Audant
Sergeant/Lieutenant Ludovic F. Audant October 12, 1911 – September 23, 1974 Class: 44-B-SE Graduation date: 2/8/1944 Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group
Della Raney
It’s understandable that Della Raney became known as “Maw Raney” to the nurses she supervised at Tuskegee Army Air Field during World War II. She