Alfonza W. Davis
Capt Alfonza W. Davis September 23, 1919- October 29, 1944 Class 43-C-SE Unit 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron Service # O-79894 Captain Alfonza W.
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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.
Claude C. Davis
Claude C. Davis 1920 – April 30, 2012 Class 44-G-TE Claude C. Davis graduated from Tuskegee as part of Class 44G in 1944. Like many
Charles Henry DeBow, Jr.
Feb 13, 1918 – April 4, 1968 Class: 42-C-SE 3/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0441130 Indianapolis, IN Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group. DeBow
Robert W. Deiz
Class 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792419 Portland, OR June 17, 1919 – April 6, 1992 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Pilot
Lawrence E. Dickson
Cpt Lawrence E. Dickson 1920 – Dec. 23, 1944 Class 43-C-SE Unit 332nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Squadron Service # 0-798945 2nd Lieutenant Lawrence
Othell Dickson
2nd Lt Othell Dickson DOB unknown – June 28, 1944 Class: 43-C-SE Graduation Date: 12/5/1943 Graduation Rank: 2nd Lt. Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 301st Fighter
Charles C. Diggs, Jr.
Charles C. Diggs, Jr. May 9, 1913 – July 30, 1991 Class 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821902 Roxbury MA Charles Coles Diggs Jr. was an
Charles Joseph Dorkins
Class 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841269 Baltimore, MD December 16, 1922 – April 9, 2018 Unit: 477th Bombardment Group Photographer, cinematographer and author Charles Dorkins was born
Andrew Harrison Doswell
Andrew Harrison DoswellClass: SE-43-H 8/30/19432nd Lt. 0811246January 18, 1918 – July 29, 1988 Andrew Harrison Doswell played many roles during his 70 years – husband,
Elizabeth T. Dozier
Just like all the other Tuskegee Army Angels of Mercy, Elizabeth T. Dozier arrived at Tuskegee Army Flying School (TAAF) as a second lieutenant in
Roscoe DuBois Draper
Roscoe DuBois Draper, flight instructor May 14, 1919 – Williams became one of a handful of “triple-rated” Tuskegee Airmen. He earned all three wings—in navigation,
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
Clarence Nesbit Driver
Clarence Nesbit Driver March 7, 1922 – March 7, 1973 Class: 44-A-SE Unit: 302nd Fighter Squadron and 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332d Fighter Group
Charles W. Dryden
Class 42-D-SE 4/29/1942 2nd Lt. 0789119 Bronx, NYSeptember 16, 1920 – June 24, 2008Unit: 99th Pursuit Squadron of the 332 Fighter Group “Chuck Dryden is a
Irma Cameron Dryden
Irma Cameron Dryden1920 – September 17, 2020 As the Tuskegee Airmen fought for their place in the skies during World War II, they were supported
Alwayne M. Dunlap
2nd Lt Alwayne M. Dunlap 1920 – February 21, 1944 Class: 43-C-SE Graduation Date: March 25, 1943 Graduation Rank: 2nd Lt Unit: 332nd Fighter Group,
Wilson Vash “Swampy” Eagleson II
Lt. Wilson Vash “Swampy” Eagleson II February 1, 1920 – April 16, 2006 Class 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801165 Bloomington IL “Someone asked me once what
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
Spurgeon Neal Ellington
1LT Spurgeon Neal Ellington October 17, 1919 – December 10, 1945 Class 43-E-SE 332nd Fighter Group – 99th Fighter Squadron – 15th Air Force Spurgeon
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
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
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
Maurice V. Esters
1st Lt Maurice V. Esters June 12, 1921- June 27, 1945 Class: 43-E-SE Graduation Date: May 28, 1943 Graduation Rank: 1st Lt Unit: 332nd Fighter
William John Faulkner, Jr.
Capt William John Faulkner, Jr. 1918 – November 6, 1944 Class: 43-D-SE Graduation Date: April 29, 1943 Graduation Rank: Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 301st Fighter
Arthur O’Neil Fisher
November 12, 1919 – 2002Unit: 477th Bombardier SquadronVirtual Museum posting of the Judge Arthur O. Fisher Park The Honorable Arthur O’Neil Fisher was born Nov. 12, 1919 in
Marjorie A. Franklin
According to the July 15,1946 station hospital roster, Marjorie A. Franklin was a first lieutenant and had separated from the service. Janet Tarolli, a Michigan
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
Stewart B. Fulbright, Jr.
Stewart B. Fulbright, Jr. Class 43-K-TE December 11, 1919 – January 1, 2012 Unit 477th Bombardment Group A trailblazing black educator and first dean of the
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
Frederick D. Funderburg
1st Lt Frederick D. Funderburg March 13, 1922 – December 29, 1944 Class: 43-K-SE Graduation Date: December 5, 1943 Graduation Rank: First Lieutenant Unit: 332nd
Thurston Lynwood Gaines, Jr.
Flt. Officer Thurston Lynwood Gaines, Jr. Class 44-G-SE March 20, 1922- December 31, 2016 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group As a youngster,
Roger Bertram Gaiter
1st Lt. Roger Bertram Gaiter June 6, 1922 – November 5, 2006 Class: 44-B-SE Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Captured: November
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
Clemenceau McAdoo Givings
2nd Lt. Clemenceau McAdoo Givings 1919 – March 18, 1944 Class: 43-E-SE Graduation Date: May 28, 1943 Graduation Rank: Second Lieutenant Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron of
Edward Creston Gleed
Edward Creston Gleed Class 42-K-SE 12/13/1942 2nd Lt. 0794598 Lawrence KS November 5, 1916 – January 25, 1990 Squadron Commander of the 301st Fighter Squadron
Newman C. Golden
1st LT Newman C. Golden Oct 12, 1919 – Oct 17, 1951 Class: 44-G-SE Graduation Date: August 4, 1944 Graduation Rank: 1st Lt Unit: 99th
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
Joseph Evans Gordon
2d Lt Joseph Evans Gordon May 5, 1923 – August 12, 1944 Class: 44-B-SE Graduation Date: February 8, 1944 Graduation Rank: Second Lieutenant Unit: 332nd
Alfred M. Gorham
Alfred M. Gorham November 24, 1920 – March 30, 2009 Class: 44-B-SE Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group During high school, Alfred was