Robert H. Wiggins
Class 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809259 New York, NY DOB unknown – October 7, 1944 Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron, part of the 332nd Fighter Group
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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.
Leonard R. Willette
Class 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 Flt. Officer T62308 Belleville. NJ Leonard R. Willette was born March 17, 1921 in Belleville, NJ, the second of six children of Lawrence
Robert W. Williams
September 21, 1922 – September 8, 1997 Class: 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830797 Ottumwa, IA Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Pilot
Henry Alphonso Wise, Jr.
May 26, 1920 – May 2, 2003 Class: 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821924 Cheriton, VA Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron Pilot roster listing Born and raised
Kenneth O. Wofford
Class 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842888 Springfield, MO November 22, 1922 – September 5, 2010 Kenneth Wofford, Sr. was born 22 November 1922 to Clarence
Carl J. Woods, Flight Officer
Class 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 Flt. Officer T62814 Mars, PA DOB unknown – October 7, 1944 Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron with the 332nd Fighter Group Pilot roster
Carrol S. Woods
1919 – November 20, 2007 Class: 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811294 Valdosta GA Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron Pilot roster listing Carrol Woods was born in
Howard A. Wooten
Class 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. Officer T67985 Lovelady, TX Perhaps you might recognize this familiar photo. A young aviator ready to serve his country in the air
Perry Young, Jr – Flight Instructor
March 12, 1919 – November 8, 1998 Perry Young, Jr, an airplane and helicopter pilot, was the first African American to be hired by a commercial