John (Booty) Roger Branch
January 26, 1920 – May 1, 2018
Branch was born Jan. 26, 1920 in Keswick, Virginia. As a private first class, Branch joined the Tuskegee Airmen, the popular name of a group of African-American military fighter and bomber pilots who flew during World War II. They formed the 477th Bombardment Group and the 332nd Fighter Group of the United States Army Air Forces, the predecessor of the U.S. Air Force.
Josephine Keating Swift September 24, 1919 – August 28, 2010 Class: 44-W-1 Training Location: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.) Assigned Bases: Dodge City Army Air Base (Kan.) and Pueblo Army Air Base (Colo.) Planes flown: PT-19,
James Clayton Flowers December 25, 1915 – DOD Unit: 477th Bombardment Group James is recognized by the Gerontology Research Group as the oldest known living U.S. military veteran and Tuskegee Airman. In 1942, the official
John W. Rogers Sr. September 3, 1918 – January 24, 2014 Class: 42-G-SE Graduation Date: 8/5/1942 Rank at Graduation: 2nd Lt. Unit: 332nd Fighter Group’s 99th Fighter Squadron Service # 0791540 From: Chicago IL John W.
Name: Charles E. Wilson March 3, 1922 – June 6, 1945 Class: TE-44-C Graduation date: March 12, 1944 Rank: Flight Officer Unit: 477th (Med) Bombardment Group Service # T62057 Charles E. Wilson graduated from Advance Flying training at Tuskegee Army Air