Frederick H. Black
Dr. Frederick H. Black One of the first weathermen for the Tuskegee Airmen An Alumnus of Fisk University Dr. Black has earned two degrees in
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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.
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Luther Linson Blakeney
Luther Linson Blakeney June 20, 1918 – June 16, 1943 On June 16, 1943 2nd Lt. Luther L. Blakeney was a weatherman flying as a
Elliott Howard Blue
Elliott Howard Blue Class 44-A-TE Unit: 477th Bombardment Group Elliott Blue was from Hampton, Virginia. He was Tuskegee Airmen pilot who graduated from advanced flight training
Jenkins Harold Bluitt
Jenkins Harold Bluitt February 28, 1913 – March 31, 1944 Jenkins Harold Bluitt was the seventh child born to Herbert and Ida Bluitt. He was
Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler
Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler June 8, 1925 – August 10, 2007 Class 44-J-SE Born in Augusta, Georgia in 1925, Bohler would spend much of his life being
Edgar L. Bolden
Edgar L. Bolden June 1, 1926 – March 4, 2007 Class 43-K-SE Bolden was born June 1, 1921, in Arlington, VA. After graduating from Armstrong
George R. Bolling I
George R. Bolling I August 4, 1920 – March 22, 2007 Class: 42-F-SE Graduation Date: 7/3/1942 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron Service #
Kathryn Y. Bough
Even though her picture spells her name as “Baugh.” Bough’s daughter corrects it to “Bough.” Kathryn Y. Bough was also listed in the 1942 yearbook,
Leroy Bowman
1LT Leroy Bowman Class 43-C-SE November 2, 1921 – February 26, 2014 Growing up in Sumter county, South Carolina, young Leroy Bowman dreamed of flying
Henry “Hank” Bowman
A Tuskegee Airman who broke the referee color barrier April 14, 1921 – September 16, 1995 Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Hank moved with his
James Everett Bowman
Class 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. Officer T68699 Des Moines, IA1922– January 13, 2014 Dr. James Bowman graduated from North High school in Des Moines in 1940.
George Gantt Bowser
Major George Gantt Bowser March 31, 1914 – February 2, 1949 Thank you to Alan J. Smith for submitting this information Researcher, Cabinda Consulting Our
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
Clarence H. Bradford
Capt. Clarence H. Bradford Class: 43-K-SE Graduation Date: 12/5/1943 Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron Service # 0817581 2d Lt Clarence H. Bradford graduated from advanced flight
John R. Branch
John (Booty) Roger Branch January 26, 1920 – May 1, 2018 Branch was born Jan. 26, 1920 in Keswick, Virginia. As a private first class,
Fred L. Brewer Jr.
Fred Lorenzo Brewer, Jr. August 4, 1921 – October 29, 1944 Class: 44-C-SE Graduation date: 3/12/1944 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt Unit: 100th
Octavia M. Bridgewater
Octavia M. Bridgewater was one of Montana’s native daughters. One of the Tuskegee Army Nurses mentioned her as one of the older nurses. She was
Thomas N. Bristow, Sr.
Thomas N. Bristow, Sr. September 3, 1928 – Unit: 477th Bombardment Group Rev. Thomas N. Bristow, Sr. Reverend Thomas Bristow was born Sept. 3, 1928
William E. Broadwater
William Ephraim Broadwater Class 45-E-TE January 25, 1926 – September 22, 2015 A native of Bryn Mawr, PA, Broadwater developed a desire to fly at
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
Sidney P. Brooks
2d Lt Sidney P. Brooks November 24, 1918 – September 19, 1943 Class: 42-D-SE Graduation Date: 4/29/1942 Unit: 33rd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron Service
Milton Reed Brooks
Milton Reed Brooks Class 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804547 Glassport PA November 11, 1916 – March 3, 1965 Captain Milton Reed Brooks was born ironically
Dr. Harold H. Brown
Harold H. Brown Class 44-E-SE August 19, 1924 – January 12, 2023 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Harold Brown knew in
James B. Brown
2d Lt James B. Brown 1921 – May 27, 1944 Class: 43-J-SE Unit: 324th Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron Service #: O-814825 Hometown: Los Angeles,
Roland Merritt Brown, Sr.
Roland Merritt Brown, Sr. November 2, 1923 – January 4, 2004 477th Bomber Group Roland Merritt Brown, Sr. was a Tuskegee Airman and veteran of
Roger Bartlett Brown
2nd Lieutenant Roger Bartlett Brown 1917 -June 14, 1944 Class: 43-J-SE Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Service # O-814826 Hometown: Glencoe,
Roscoe C. Brown, Jr.
Roscoe Conkling Brown, Jr.March 9, 1922 – July 2, 2016Class 44-C-SE100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Former pilot and Tuskegee Airman Roscoe C. Brown, Jr.
Marion Schorr Betzler Brown
Marion Schorr Betzler Brown Class 43-W-2 March 13, 1920 – April 20, 2009 Planes flown: AT-9, B-24, B-24J, C-47, C-60, C-64, PBY-5A, PT-26, Canadian AT-16
Gene C. Browne
2nd Lt. Gene C. Browne March 31, 1924 – February 22, 2002 Class: 43-I-SE Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group. Captured: July
Samuel Martin Bruce
2d Lt Samuel Martin Bruce December 7, 1915 – January 27, 1944 Class 42-H-SE Unit: 79th Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron Service # O-792417 In
Jack D. Bryant
Jack David Bryant June 5, 1927 – December 20, 2016 Growing up in Dowagiac, Michigan, Jack Bryant knew he wanted to be a pilot. According
Rusty Burns
Isham Albert “Rusty” Burns In 1925, a study from the Army War College concluded that African Americans “lacked the ability to pilot combat aircraft” and were “inferior
Alton A. Burton
Alton A. Burton November 25, 1925 – November 1, 2018 Alton was born November 25, 1925, in Washington Heights, a northern portion of the borough
Victor W. Butler
Sgt. Victor W. Butler May 21, 1922 – “At first, I was going to join the Canadian Air Force with a friend of mine, but
Jewel B. Butler, Sr.
Major Jewel Barton Butler, Sr. June 6, 1922 – December 13, 1992 Class: 46-A-SE Graduation Date: 3/23/1946 Service # 02078770 Major Jewel Barton Butler, Sr.
James Bynum
SMSgt James Bynum January 6, 1921 – April 29, 2022 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group at Lockbourne, Ohio James Lee Bynum was born on a farm
Dr. Cyril O. Byron, Sr.
Dr. Cyril O. Byron, Sr. April 15, 1920 – October 20, 2015 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadro Cyril Osbourne Byron Sr. was the son of immigrant
Richard C. Caesar
Richard Cornelius Caesar April 12, 1918 – December 20, 2011 Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron Richard Cornelius Caesar was a prominent San Francisco, California dentist, philanthropist/civic
James Albert Calhoun
2d Lt James Albert Calhoun March 3, 1917 – September 8, 1944 Class: 44-C-SE Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Squadron Service # O-82483 James
William Ayers Campbell
William Ayers Campbell April 12, 1917 – April 24, 2012 Class 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790453 Tuskegee AL William A. Campbell was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on April