George E. Cisco
Class 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 01014831 Alton, IL June 2, 1918 – August 16, 1944 Among the family and friends laid to rest in the Alton,
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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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Arnold W. Cisco
Class 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801164 Alton, IL Aug. 10, 1920 – May 19, 1946 Unit: 99th Pursuit Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Among
Herbert V. Clark
Major Herbert Vanallen Clark March 16, 1919 – January 25, 2003 Class: 42-F-SE Graduation Date: 7/3/1942 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron Service #
James Coleman
James Coleman April 24, 1924 – June 15, 1945 Class 44-H-SE Unit 332nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Squadron Service # O-838026 During his service in World
Melvin S. Copeland
Melvin S. Copeland September 4, 1924 – June 25, 2021 Munition’s specialist 99th Fighter Squadron “I wasn’t drafted. I joined the Army because I loved this
Wilson Albert Copeland
Wilson Albert Copeland August 27, 1917 – October 31,1991 Adjutant Officer assigned to the B25 Bombers at Selfridge Air Force Base in Michigan Wilson Albert
James A. Cotten
Special Order 159 29 Jun 49 Lockbourne1927 – August 14, 2020 “I learned about respect. Regardless of what color you are, whether you’re male or
Ernest Craigwell Jr.
Col. Ernest Craigwell Jr.October 24, 1926 – April 9, 2011 Col. Ernest Craigwell Jr. served in the armed forces from 1945 until his retirement in
Milton Pitts Crenchaw
January 13, 1919 – November 17, 2015 Dr. Milton Pitts Crenchaw was known as the father of Black Aviation in Arkansas. Born on January 13,
Charles Madison Crenchaw
African-American mountaineer and veteran flight engineer September 11, 1921 – October 27, 1998 On July 9, 1964, Charles Crenchaw became the first African-American to summit
Woodrow Wilson Crockett
Woodrow Wilson CrockettAugust 31, 1918 – August 16, 2012Class 43-C-SE 3/25Units: 100th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group Woodrow Wilson Crockett was born on August 31,
Lemuel Rodney Custis
Lemuel Rodney Custis 1915 – February 24, 2005 Class: 42-C-SE Graduation Date: 3/6/1942 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron Service # 0441128 Lemuel Rodney
Harry Jay Daniels
2d Lt. Harry Jay Daniels February 27, 1916 – May 18, 1945 Class 43-H-SE Unit 332nd Fighter Group, 301st Fighter Squadron Service # O-811240 2d
Clarence W. Dart
Class 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814826 Elmira, NY December 6, 1920 – February 17, 2012 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Awards:
Cornelius
Cornelius Davis March 12, 1921 – On Friday, May 3, 2013 the State of Florida passes a resolution honoring Tuskegee Airman Cornelius Davis. Below is
Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
Benjamin O. Davis Jr. December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002 Class: 42-C-SE Graduation Date: 3/6/1942 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Pursuit Squadron Service #
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.
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 H. DeBow, Jr.
2nd Lt Charles Henry DeBow, Jr. Feb 13, 1918 – April 4, 1968 Class: 42-C-SE Graduation Date: 3/6/1942 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd
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
Charles W. Dryden September 16, 1920 – June 24, 2008 Class: 42-D-SE Graduation Date: 4/29/1942 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Pursuit Squadron Service # 0789119
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