Captain George Elbert Gray
Captain George Elbert Gray October 5 1920 – April 5, 1951 Class: 43-E-SE Graduation Date: 5/28/1943 Units: 99th Pursuit Squadron 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.
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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
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
Captain William W. Green II
Captain William W. Green II December 8, 1920 – November 24, 1978 Class: 43-G-SE Graduation Date: 7/28/1943 Unit: 332nd Fighter Squadron Service # 0809240 The
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]
William E. Griffin
William E. Griffin DOB unknown – 1979 Class 43-B-SE Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Lt. William E. Griffin was shot down over
Weldon K. Groves
Weldon K. GrovesMay 22, 1917 – May 12, 2008Class 43-F-SEUnit: 302nd Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Weldon K. Groves was born May 22,
Charles B. Hall
Charles Blakesly Hall Aug. 25, 1920 – November 22, 1971 Class 42-F-SE Graduation Date: 7/3/1942 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron Service # 0790457
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”
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
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
Stanley Harris
Stanley Harris April 11, 1919 – August 5, 2001 Class: 43-K-SE Graduation date: 12/5/1943 Unit: 301 Fighter Squadro Service # 0817587 Stanley Lionel Harris was
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
Maceo Antonio Harris, Jr.
1st Lt Maceo Antonio Harris, Jr. December 18, 1919 – November 20, 1944 Class: 43-I-SE Graduation Date: October 1, 1943 Graduation Rank: First Lieutenant Unit:
William M. Harris
MSgt William M. Harris DOB unknown – June 2, 1944 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group William M. Harris was from Piqua, Ohio. He had enlisted in
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
Lloyd S. Hathcock, Sr.
Lt Lloyd S. Hathcock, Sr. Class 43-K-SE December 10, 1919 – February 10, 1995 Unit 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group When Lloyd
Thomas Lawson Hawkins
Flt Officer Thomas Lawson Hawkins November 18, 1923 – March 7, 1945 Class:44-E-SE Graduation Date: May 23, 1944 Graduation Rank: Flt Officer Unit: 332nd Fighter
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
Asa Herring
Lt. Col. Asa Herring, Jr. October 3, 1926 – May 27, 2022 Lt. Col. Asa Herring leaves a legacy of service, featuring his ongoing work
Wallace Higgins
Wallace C. Higgins November 11, 1925 – August 22, 2018 Higgins, born in 1926 in Kendall, N.Y., was always driven by an intense fascination with
Earl Burton Highbaugh
2d Lt Earl Burton Highbaugh May 13, 1922 – December 2, 1944 Class: 44-E-SE Graduation Date: May 23, 1944 Graduation Rank: Second Lieutenant Unit: 332nd
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
Wendell W. Hockaday
2nd Lt Wendell W. Hockaday March 9, 1923 – February 25, 1945 Class: 44-E-SE Graduation Date: May 23, 1944 Graduation Rank: Second Lieutenant Unit: 332nd
Jerry Hodges
Jerry T. Hodges Jr. June 29, 1925 – DOD Class 45-F-TE Graduation date: 9/8/1945 Unit Service # 0843246 Businessman Jerry T. Hodges Jr., who grew
Homer Hogues
Homer Hogues April 19, 1927 – June 27, 2023 Born in Navasota, Texas, in 1927, Hogues enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1946 at
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
Jack D. Holsclaw
LTC Jack Daniels Holsclaw March 21, 1918 – April 7, 1998 Class: 43-G-SE Graduation Date: 7/28/1943 Unit: 332d Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Squadron Service #
Coleman T. Holt
Coleman T. Holt 1922 – January 18, 1999 Born in Tennessee in 1922, Holt resided in Davidson County before his enlistment in the U.S. Army
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
Flt. Officer Vernon Hopson April 28, 1925 – August 28, 2009 Class 44-I-SE Graduation Date: 11/20/1944 Unit: 477th Composite Group Service # T67146 From: Antonio,
Harold K. Hoskins
LTC Harold Kelly Hoskins February 15,1927-May 1, 2012 Graduation Date: 10/12/48 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 301st Fighter Squadron While he did not serve overseas during
Esteban (Stephen) Hotesse
Esteban (Stephen) Hotesse 1919 – July 8, 1945 Unit: 477th Composite Group Esteban Hotesse was the only Dominican-born member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, as well as
Lincoln T. Hudson
2nd Lt. Lincoln T. Hudson March 12, 1916 – September 26, 1988 Class 44-F-SE, Unit 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Hudson was
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
LTC Frederick Emmanuel Hutchins, Sr. September 16, 1920 – June 10, 1991 Class: 43-D-SE Graduation Date: April 29, 1943 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 302nd Fighter