Elwood “Woody” Thomas Driver
Class 42-I-SE 10/9/1942 2nd Lt. 0792781 Trenton, NJ August 20, 1921 – March 26, 1992 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group A
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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.
Charles W. Dryden
Class 42-D-SE 4/29/1942 2nd Lt. 0789119 Bronx, NY September 16, 1920 – June 24, 2008 Unit: 99th Pursuit Squadron of the 332 Fighter Group “Chuck Dryden
Jerome Thompson Edwards
Profile of Tuskegee Airmen brothers Jerome and John “Ellis” Edwards Jerome Thompson Edwards Class 42J-SE 11/10/1942 2nd Lt. 0793707 Steubenville, OH December 26, 1918 – May
Leslie Edwards, Jr.
Flight Chief of Flight A in the 617th Bombardment Squadron August 9, 1924 – September 23, 2019 “Our ‘excellence’ is proof that those who believed
John Ellis Edwards
Profile of Tuskegee Airmen brothers Jerome and John “Ellis” Edwards John “Ellis” Edwards Class 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835407 Steubenville, OH 1922 – June 3, 1979
Thomas Marvin Ellis
The first enlisted administrative clerk of the 301st Fighter Squadron! June 29, 1920 – January 2, 2018 More than a decade before Rosa Parks refused
Joseph Dubois Elsberry
Class 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792420 Langston, OK April 25, 1921 – March 31, 1985 Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Elsberry
Arthur O’Neil Fisher
November 12, 1919 – 2002 Unit: 477th Bombardier Squadron Virtual Museum posting of the Judge Arthur O. Fisher Park The Honorable Arthur O’Neil Fisher was born Nov. 12,
Robert Jones Friend
Class 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817584 New York, NY February 29, 1920 – June 21, 2019 Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group
William A. Fuller, Jr.
Class 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T70223 Detroit, MI Born 1924 Unit: 302nd Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group William Fuller was born in Detroit
Thurston Lynwood Gaines, Jr.
Class 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T64635 Freeport, NY March 20, 1922- December 31, 2016 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group As a youngster,
Callie O. Gentry
A woman’s perspective of serving with the Tuskegee Airmen support personnel “Whatever you’ve read about segregation, it was that and then some.” ~ Mrs. Callie
Joseph Phillip Gomer
Class 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804552 Iowa Falls, IA June 20, 1920 – October 10, 2013 Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Tuskegee
Alfred M. Gorham
November 24, 1920 – March 30, 2009 Class 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821913 Waukesha, WI Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group During
Leo Roger Gray
Class 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835409 Roxbury, MAMay 30, 1924 – September 23, 2016Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter GroupAwards: Air Medal with one
Leo Roger Gray
Class 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835409 Roxbury, MAMay 30, 1924 – September 23, 2016Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter GroupAwards: Air Medal with one
Paul L. Green
Class 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835417 Xenia, OH June 19, 1923 – February 23, 2015 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group “We [referring to
Weldon K. Groves
Class 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0805985 Edwardsville, KS May 22, 1917 – May 12, 2008 Unit: 302nd Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Weldon K.
Charles Blakesly Hall
Class 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790457 Brazil, INAug. 25, 1920 – November 22, 1971Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Many of those who
George E. Hardy
Class 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838029 Philadelphia, PA June 8, 1925 – Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter GroupAwards: Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal
Edward J. “Skipper” Harris Jr
Class 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T64625 Pittsburgh, PA April 13, 1932- August 30, 2001 This amazing true story came to us courtesy of friend Regis
Richard E. “Dick” Harrison
July 2, 1922 – 1965 Thank you to Chauncey Harrison, brother of Richard, and to the AirZoo for submitting this information to us from the Michigan
James H. Harvey, III
Class 44-1-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838153 Mountain Top, PA July 13, 1923 – Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Harvey was born
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
George Washington Helem
September 16, 1921 – November 14, 1953 Class: 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group Virtual Museum listing of grave marker request *If anyone has a
2nd Lt. William E. Hill
July 31, 1923-November 22, 1943 Class: 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811281 Narragansett, RI Unit: 302nd Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Awards: World War
William H. Holloman III
Class 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838030 St. Louis, MOAugust 21, 1924 – June 11, 2010Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group The passion that
Vernon Hopson
Class 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 Flt. Officer T67146 San Antonio, TX April 28, 1925 – August 28, 2009 Unit: 477th Composite Group Like many of those that went
Clarence E. “Buddy” Huntley Jr.
October 28, 1923 – January 5, 2015 Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Clarence E. “Buddy” Huntley Jr. was a 19-year-old
Frederick E. Hutchins, Sr
Class 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801171 Donaldsonville, GASeptember 16, 1920 – June 10, 1991Unit: 302nd Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Capt. Freddie E.
George Jewell Iles
November 6, 1918 – December 9, 2004 Class: 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830790 Quincy, IL Unit: 99th Pursuit Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group When
Lewis A. Jackson, Ph.D
Aviation Pioneer – Innovator – Educator – Administrator December 29, 1912 – January 8, 1994 One of the lessons we can learn from the story
Daniel “Chappie” James Jr.
Class 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809244 Pensacola, FL February 11, 1920 – February 25, 1978 “The strength of the United States of America lies in its
Voris Stevenson James
Class 44-]-TE 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0839099 San Antonio, TX April 11, 1919 – December 8, 1946 Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron with the 332nd Fighter Group
Clarence C. Jamison
February 25, 1918 – March 6, 2014 Class: 42-D-SE 4/29/1942 2nd Lt. 0789120 Cleveland, OH Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron Awards: Air Medal with seven oak
Alexander Jefferson
Class 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819461 Detroit, MI Date of birth: November 15, 1921 Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Tuskegee Airman pilot,
Morris Tennyson Johnson
Captain Morris Tennyson Johnson August 4, 1917 – January 13, 2018 Unit: 100th Fighter Group of the 332nd Fighter Squadron Captain Morris T. Johnson was
Elmer Jones
February 16, 1918– January 1, 2013 As we know, not all Tuskegee Airmen were pilots. Many were support personnel, and in the case of Col
Amelia Jones
Amelia Jones, Tuskegee Airman By Carol Megathlin, Guest Columnist Nov 11, 2014 At the age of 95, we can be forgiven for not expecting any
Clarence D. “Lucky” Lester
Class 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817590 Chicago, ILFebruary 23, 1923 – March 17, 1986Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Clarence “Lucky” Lester