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
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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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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 Eagleson
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 December 26, 1918 – May 7, 1943 Class: SE-42-J Graduation Date: 11/10/1942
John Edwards
John “Ellis” Edwards 1922 – June 3, 1979 Class: 44-G-SE Graduation Date: 8/4/1944 Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron, part of the 332nd Fighter Group Service #
Leslie Edwards, Jr.
SSgt Leslie Edwards, Jr.Flight Chief of Flight A in the 617th Bombardment Squadron, 477th Comp GroupAugust 9, 1924 – September 23, 2019 “Our ‘excellence’ is
Spurgeon 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
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
James Ewing
James Ewing Flt. Officer Class: 44-F-TE Graduation date: 6/27/1944 Unit: 477th Bombardier Group Service # T64271 Arkansas produced two flight officers (F/Os), or navigators, during
Herven Exum
Herven Exum November 6, 1921 – August 18, 2013 Class: 44-I-1-TE Graduation date: 10/16/1944 Rank at time of graduation: Flt. Officer Service # T66409 From:
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
William T. Fauntroy
William T. Fauntroy, Jr. Class: 45-I-SE March 26, 1926 – September 29, 2023 William T. Fauntroy, Jr. was born on March 26, 1926 in the
Arthur O’Neil Fisher
Arthur O’Neil Fisher November 12, 1919 – 2002 Class: 44-53-B Graduation Date: 29 December 1944 Unit: 477th Bombardier Squadron He went into pilot training at
John Flanagan
John Flanagan, Jr. 1923 – 2019 Sgt. Flanagan joined the United States Army as a teenager, and first served as a communications technician as part
Charles H. Flowers
Charles H. Flowers, II “Tiger” August 8, 1918 – January 28, 2011 Flowers joined the Army Air Corps in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1941. He was
Samuel Jerome Foreman
2d Lt Samuel Jerome Foreman DOB unknown – January 21, 1945 Class: 44-E-SE Graduation Date: May 23, 1944 Graduation Rank: Flight Officer Unit: 332nd Fighter
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
Julius Freeman
Julius Freeman April 27, 1927 – July 22, 2016 Freeman, a Kentucky native, became a fixture at schools and civic organizations in Queens and
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 Born 1924 Service # T70223 William Fuller was born in Detroit in 1924, he registered for draft at age 18 and received
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
Morris E. Gant
Flight Officer Morris E. Gant February 22, 1923 – April 15, 1945 Class: 44-H-SE Graduation Date: September 8, 1944 Graduation Rank: Flight Officer Unit: 332nd
Percy Clarence Gary
SSgt Percy Clarence Gary May 9, 1911 – November 24, 1944 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron Percy was born in 1911 to Reuben
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
Robert Glass
Robert Marshall Glass December 17, 1920 – January 24, 1955 Class: 44-I-l-SE Graduation Date: 10/16/1944 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Squadron Service # T66403
Edward Creston Gleed
2nd Lt.Edward Creston Gleed November 5, 1916 – January 25, 1990 Class: 42-K-SE Graduation Date: 12/13/1942 Service # 0794598 Squadron Commander of the 301st Fighter