
Herbert H. Jones, Jr.
November 9, 1923 – August 2020 Former Tuskegee Airman, Flight Instructor/Owner, and President of International Air Association Herbert H. Jones Jr. career in aviation, spanning
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.
November 9, 1923 – August 2020 Former Tuskegee Airman, Flight Instructor/Owner, and President of International Air Association Herbert H. Jones Jr. career in aviation, spanning
2nd Lt Edgar Leon Jones May 23, 1923 – April 24, 1944 Class: 43-I-SE Graduation Date: October 1, 1943 Graduation Rank: Second Lieutenant Unit: 332nd
Daniel Keel 1922 – Class: 45-G-TE Graduation date: 10/16/1945 Unit: 477th Bombardment Group Service # T131953 Daniel Keel, one of only five Tuskegee Airmen to
James Johnson Kelly March 29, 1928 – December 29, 2018 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron and 332nd Fighter Group Maj. James Johnson Kelly began his career in
James B. Knighten December 11, 1919 – November 9, 2000 Class: 42-E-SE Graduation Date: 5/20/1942 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron Service # 0789449
George L. Knox II December 23, 1916 – November 4, 1964 Class: 42-E-SE Graduation Date: 5/20/1942 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Squadron Service # 0789535
2nd Lt Edward Laird February 12, 1921 – June 28, 1944 Class: 43-J-SE Graduation Date: November 3, 1943 Graduation Rank: Second Lieutenant Unit: 332nd Fighter
2nd Lt Earl Roscoe Lane July 22, 1920 – June 27, 1990 Class: 44-D-SE Graduation Date: April 15, 1944 Graduation Rank: First Lieutenant Unit: 99th
Lt Col Charles A. Lane, Jr. June 2, 1925 – Nov 8, 2013 Class: 44-H-SE Graduation Date: 9/8/1944 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group
May 10, 1923 – September 17th, 2007 Born and raised in Wildwood, FL, Donald Lang trained at the Tuskegee Army Airbase after enlisting in September,
2d Lt Carroll Napier Langston, Jr. September 25, 1917 – June 7, 1944 Class: 43-I-SE Graduation Date: October 1, 1943 Graduation Rank: 2d Lt Unit:
Captain Erwin Bernard Lawrence May 31, 1919 – October 4, 1944 Class 42-F-SE Graduation Date: July 3, 1942 Graduation Rank: Lt Unit:332nd Fighter Group, 99th
1st Lieutenant John H. Leahr Class 43-G-SE Pilot Training, Military Life, Awards and Post Career Red Tail Angel / Combat Pilot May 17, 1920 –
2d Lt Samuel Gordon Leftenant March 16, 1924 – April 12, 1945 Class 44-H-SE Graduation Date: September 8, 1944 Graduation Rank: 2d Lt Unit: 332nd
Nancy Leftenant-Colon September 29, 1920 – January 8, 2025 Nancy Leftenant-Colon, Major was the first African American nurse to serve in the reserve or active-duty
Class 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817590 Chicago, ILFebruary 23, 1923 – March 17, 1986Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Clarence “Lucky” Lester
Major Bertram “Bert” Levy 1922- 2020 Unit: 477th Bombardment Group Bertram Levy knew from Dec. 8, 1941 (the day after the Pearl Harbor bombing by
Lemuel Lewie Jr. First lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps 477th Bomber Group, and trained as a bombardier, pilot, navigator, machine gun operator and radio communicator
2d Lt Wayne Vincent Liggins May 16, 1918 – March 9, 1944 Class: 43-F-SE Graduation Date: June 30, 1943 Graduation Rank: 2d Lt Unit: 332nd
Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTA) John Robert Lindsay Mechanic, Gunnery Radio Operator and Celestial Navigator John R. Lindsay entered military service on 4 December 1942.
1st LT Perry Willis Lindsey April 29, 1922 – January 30, 2004 Class: 45-G-TE Graduation Date: 10/16/1945 Unit: 477th Bombardment Group Service # 0206890 Born
Hiram Emory Little March of 1919 – February 18, 2017 Little was born March 31, 1919, in Eatonton and spent his childhood in Atlanta. He
Louise Virginia Lomax was born on January 27, 1920 to James and Annie Shepperson Lomax. Her hometown was Nottoway County, Virginia. She graduated from a
2nd Lt Wilbur F. Long March 16, 1920 – February 11, 1998 Class: 44-B-SE Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Squadron Service #
“Tall in the Saddle” was the P-51D Mustang assigned to Captain Wendell M. Lucas of the 99th FS, 332nd FG in 1945. When Lucas completed
Theodore George Lumpkin, Jr.December 30, 1919 – December 26, 2020 Born and raised in Los Angeles not far from the USC University Park campus, Lumpkin
Edward Lunda August 14, 1923 – November 3, 2017 The war ended before Edward Lunda could be sent into battle, but the fact that he
John Herbert “Jack” Lyle November 7, 1920 – January 5, 2019 Class 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T64638 Chicago, IL Jack graduated from Englewood High School,
Capt. Richard D. Macon August 21, 1921 – October 9, 2007 Class 44-B-SE Unit 99th Fighter Squadron Born in Birmingham, Ala., Macon earned a degree
Frank Macon 1923 – November 22, 2020 Frank Macon applied to the Civilian Air Patrol while still in high school and soloed from the airfield
Class 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0830329 Cleveland, OH May 23, 1921 – May 17, 2014 Unit: Initially assigned to the 302nd Fighter Squadron, reassigned to
2d Lt Walter Peyton Manning May 3, 1920 – April 1, 1945 Class 44-D-SE Graduation Date: April 15, 1944 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 301st Fighter
Capt Andrew Maples Jr. December 3, 1920 – June 26, 1944 Class: 43-A-SE Graduation Date: January 14, 1943 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 301st Fighter Squadron
Dr. Vance H. Marchbanks, Jr January 12, 1905 – October 21, 1988 The movie “Hidden Figures” was about three African American women who were very
Eddie E. Marcy June 13, 1919 – March 26, 2016 Eddie Marcy was a member of the support staff of the famed Tuskegee Airmen in
1st Lt Andrew D. Marshall 1924 – December 30, 1945 Class: 44-C-SE Graduation Date: March 12, 1944 Graduation Rank: Lt Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 301st
2nd Lt Robert L. Martin February 9, 1919 – July 26, 2018 Class: 44-A-SE Graduation Date: 1/7/1944 Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter
Earl Martin October 21, 1924 – June 11, 2019 Mr. Earl Martin was born October 21, 1924 in Franklin, Louisiana. He served with the Army
William Theodius Mattison, Sr. October 16, 1916 – January 28, 1951 Class: 42-I-SE Graduation Date: 10/9/1942 Service # 0792785 William T. Mattison was born on
Robert Lee Maxwell APRIL 5, 1922 – AUGUST 27, 2010 Class: 44-I-1-TE Graduation date: 10/16/1944 Rank at time of graduation: Flt. Officer Unit: 477th Bombardier Group Service