Isadore Robinson
Isadore M. “Ike” Robinson December 29, 1921 ~ January 21, 2016 For many of the Tuskegee Airmen their time in the U.S. Army Air Corps was only
Take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteer of the CAF Red Tail Squadron continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures.
*NOTE: The term “Tuskegee Airmen” is not an official USAF definition, but was invented by Charles Francis when he wrote his 1955 book with that title, the USAF does not define the term, and does not determine who is or is not a Tuskegee Airman.
Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated (TAI) defines a Tuskegee Airman as anyone involved in the Tuskegee Airmen experience, who belonged to their units or who were assigned to the installations where their units were assigned, whether those personnel were black or white, male or female. By the TAI definition, the nurses at Tuskegee Army Air Field would be both Tuskegee nurses and Tuskegee Airmen who happened to be nurses.
Willie Rogers
Born in Apalachicola on the gulf shores of Florida in 1915, Rogers said humbly in a television interview that he was raised with the motto,
Cornelius G. Rogers
1st Lt Cornelius George Rogers February 27, 1921- June 12, 1944 Class: 43-G-SE Graduation Date: July 28, 1943 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 301st Fighter Squadron
William Rogers
William “Willie” Rogers April 12, 1915 – November 18, 2016 Born in Apalachicola on the gulf shores of Florida in 1915, Rogers said humbly in
Roger Romine
1st Lt Roger Romine July 30, 1920 – November 16, 1944 Class: 43-H-SE Graduation Date: August 30, 1943 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 301st Fighter Squadron
Sherman Twitchell Rose
Flight Instructor September 25, 1919 – August 20, 2008 Virtual Museum mural Sherman Rose was born in Missouri and graduated from Washington High School in
Mac Ross
Capt Mac Ross June 7, 1912 – July 10, 1944 Class 42-C-SE Graduation Date: March 6, 1942 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron Service
Washington DuBois Ross
1LT Washington DuBois Ross Fighter Pilot 332nd Fighter Group – 15th AF Class 43-I-SE “I was 12-years old and the pilots would barnstorm, and one
John G. Roundtree, Sr.
1920 – 2004 Thank you to John G. Roundtree, II, for submitting this information in honor of his father. If lives are pebbles tossed in
Claude Alexander Rowe, Jr
Claude Alexander Rowe, Jr July 7, 1921 – September 20, 2018 Class 46-C-TE Captain Claude A. Rowe, Jr., was the only member of the group
Judge Richard B. Rutledge
The legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen by no means ends with their successful combat missions in WWII. Not only did their experience shape the civil
Dr. Fenton Sands
Defying expectations is a hallmark of the Tuskegee Airmen. It may seem unusual that a kid from the urban metropolis of New York City would
Harvey F. Sanford
Harvey F. Sanford 1926-2016 Unit: 385th Army Air Force Base Unit Harvey was born on Hammond Street in Boston’s South End in 1926 to Oswald
Norman Scales Sr.
Norman Scales Sr. November 11, 1918 – May 24, 1981 Class: 43-I-SE Graduation date: 10/1/1943 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt. Unit: 332nd Fighter
James Sheppard
In recent months we explored the importance of the Tuskegee Airmen support personnel in our blog, and even took a closer look at women in
Earl Sherard
Earl Sylvester Sherard, Jr. February 15, 1924 – July 1, 1983 Class: 43 J-SE Graduation Date: 11/3/1943 Unit: Service # 0814837 Earl Sherard was born in Columbus, Ohio
James Shipley
James Lloyd Shipley June 28, 1923 – July 21 2022 SO 338 20 Dec 43 Selfridge Unit: Mechanic with the 332nd fighter group He was proud
Edmond C. Shivers Sr.
Edmond C. Shivers Sr. 1927 – October 26, 2025 Edmond C. Shivers Sr. was a Documented Original Tuskegee Airman who received his pilot training during World War
Clarence Laudric Shivers
Clarence Laudric Shivers October 14, 1923 – February 17, 2007 Class: 44-J-SE Graduation date: 12/28/1944 Rank at time of graduation: Flt. Officer Service # T67973
David Showell
David Anthony Showell October 14, 1921-December 23, 1955 Unit: 617th Bombardment Squadron of the 477th Bombardment Group David Showell, one of seven children, was born on October
Wilmeth Sidat-Singh
Lt. Wilmeth Sidat-Singh March 13, 1918 – May 10, 1943 Class 42-C-SE Graduation Date: March 25, 1943 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Squadron Service
Rudolf Silas
July 11, 1946 – March 2021 Rudolf Silas was born in Lehigh, Oklahoma and joined the Army Air Corps on July 11, 1946. After basic
Alphonso Simmons
1st Lt Alphonso Simmons March 25, 1919 – March 3, 1945 Class: 43-I-SE Graduation Date: October 1, 1943 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Squadron
Luther Smith
Character. What we do with what we’ve been given. What we do in the face of adversity. What we do when times are good, and
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,
Eugene D. Smith
Red Tail / Angel Combat Pilot “I guess I’ve never been accepted by anybody. My birth certificate makes me too black for white people; and
Quentin P. Smith
Quentin P. Smith 1919 – January 15, 2013 Class: 45-A-TE Graduation Date: 3/11/1945 Unit: 477th Bombardier Group Service # 0841274 They flew 1,578 missions
Luther H. Smith
Captain Luther Henry Smith September 27, 1920 – December 9, 2009 Class: 43-E-SE Unit: 302nd Fighter Squadron Character. What we do with what we’ve been
Calvin J. Spann
Calvin J. Spann November 28, 1924 – September 6, 2015 Class: 44-G-SE Graduation Date: 8/4/1944 Service # T64642 Calvin J. Spann was an original Tuskegee
Joseph W. Sparks
Joseph W. SparksUnit: 617th Bombardment Squadron of the 477th Composite Group This text is taken from the Honorable Discharge document sent to us from Joseph W.
Leon ‘Woodie’ Spears
2Lt Leon ‘Woodie’ Spears Class 44-F-SE January 15, 1924 – May 12, 2008 Unit 301st Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group. Leon ‘Woodie” Spears was born
Ruth Speight
Tuskegee Airman Nurse Ruth Speight You will also find 2LT Ruth Speight in the 1942 yearbook. She was a surgical nurse at Tuskegee Army Air
Chauncey Spencer, Sr.
Chauncey Spencer, Sr. November 5, 1906 – August 21, 2002 ” I’m no paragon of virtue; I’ve lived like other men. But I know what
John W. Squires
Flt Officer John Wilburn Squires February 26, 1925 – June 28, 1945 Class: 44-H-SE Graduation Date: September 8, 1944 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter
Arnett W. Starks Jr.
Arnett Wayman Starks Jr. December 1, 1919 – April 1, 1946 Class: 44-E-SE Graduation Date: 5/23/1944 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Squadron Service #
Charles W. Stephens, Jr.
Thank you to Juanita Stephens for sharing this information with us. Her husband, Alvin, was the brother of Charles. The article was written by Brooke
Dudley W. Stevenson
Col Dudley Wardell Stevenson May 11, 1918 – October 5, 1982 99th Fighter Squadron communications officer Dudley Stevenson was a pre-Pearl Harbor enlistee into the U.
Lowell C. Steward
2nd Lt Lowell C. Steward February 25, 1919 – December 17, 2014 Class: 43-G-SE Graduation Date: 7/28/1943 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Squadron Service
Harry T. Stewart Jr
Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr. July 4, 1924 – February 2, 2025 Class: 44-F-SE Graduation Date: 6/27/1944 Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter
Roosevelt Stiger
2nd Lt Roosevelt Stiger March 24, 1919 – October 7, 1944 Class 44-C-SE Graduation Date: March 12, 1944 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 302nd Fighter Control