We have welcomed 135,804 adults and 140,322 youth to the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit since its debut in 2011 to view our film “Rise Above” about the Tuskegee Airmen.
Eileen Roach Kesti May 10, 1920 – September 4, 2001 Class: 43-W-4 Dates: February 16, 1943-August 7, 1943 Training Location: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.) and Houston Municipal Airport (Tex.) Number of Trainees: 152 trainees, 112 graduates On February 16,
Jerrie Phillips Badger Sep 28, 1921 – Jan 17, 2026 Class: 44-W-10 Training Location: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.) Assigned Bases: Aloe Army Air Field (Victoria, Tex) Planes flown: PT-17, BT-13 and AT-6 A beautiful and gracious
Flight Officer William L. Williams Jr. Class: 44-J-TE Graduation Date: December 28, 1945 Unit: 477th Bombardment Group (M), 619th Bombardment Squadron (M) Service # T-67983 From: New London, OH William L. Williams Jr. graduated from Advance Flying Training, Tuskegee Army Air
Ulysses S. Taylor March 15, 1919 – July 14, 1980 Class: 43-D-SE Graduation date: 4/29/1943 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt Unit: 332nd Fighter Group Service # 0801177 From: Kaufman, TX Ulysses Samuel Taylor