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
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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.
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 – 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
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
Clemenceau McAdoo Givings
Class 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804551 Richmond, VA Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group 1919 – March 18, 1944 In 1943, Clemenceau “Clem”
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 Class 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T64636 Cincinnati OH Oct 12, 1919 – Oct 17, 1951 1st Lt Golden graduated from
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 Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group During high school, Alfred was an honor student
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
Captain George Elbert Gray
Class 43-E-SE 5/28/1943, 2nd Lt., Service # 13642A, TAAFS, Tuskegee, ALBirth: 10/05/1920 Welch, West Virginia, U.S.A.Death: 04/05/1951 Pyongyang, North Korea. (Aged 30 years, 6 months)Units:
Irving “Spud” Green
Irving “Spud” Green 1925 – February 6, 2017 477th Bombardment Group At a time when America was divided into black and white, Irving Green saw
Paul L. Green
Paul L. Green Class 44-G-SE June 19, 1923 – February 23, 2015 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group “We [referring to the Tuskegee Airmen]
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
Richard Hall Jr.
Richard Hall Jr. 1924 – January 26, 2021 Richard’s family moved in 1924 from Georgia to Winter Park, Florida, when Hall was only 6 months
1LT Richard Walter “Dopey” Hall
1LT Richard Walter “Dopey” Hall January 4, 1921- December 10, 1945 Class 43-G-SE 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Lt. Richard Walter “Dopey”
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
Arthur C. Harmon
Arthur C. Harmon June 26, 1925 – May 10, 2006 Harmon was born in Topeka, Kansas on June 26, 1925. Harmon’s family subsequently moved to Los
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
Beatrice E. Hill
Second Lieutenant Beatrice E. Hill was a dispensary nurse at Tuskegee Army Air Field. She was a graduate of Hampton Institute School of Nursing. It
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
Robert D. Holts
Cpl. Robert D. Holts – Omaha, NE 1924 – February 12, 2021 Born in 1924 in north Omaha, the son of Robert William and Eunice (Anderson)
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, 2015Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Clarence E. “Buddy” Huntley Jr. was a 19-year-old dedicated,
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