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. 

Nancy Leftenant-Colon

Nancy Leftenant-Colon September 29, 1920 Nancy Leftenant-Colon, Major was the first African American nurse to serve in the reserve or active-duty Army/Air Nurse Corps, the

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Bertram A. Levy

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

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Lemuel Lewie Jr.

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

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John Robert Lindsey

Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTA) John Robert Lindsey Mechanic, Gunnery Radio Operator and Celestial Navigator John R. Lindsay entered military service on 4 December 1942. 

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Perry W. Lindsey

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

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Hiram Emory Little

Hiram Emory Little March of 1919 – February 18, 2017 Little was born March 31, 1919, in Eatonton and spent his childhood in Atlanta. He

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Louise Virginia Lomax

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

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Wilbur F. Long

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 #

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Wendell M. Lucas

“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

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Edward Lunda

Edward Lunda August 14, 1923 – November 3, 2017 The war ended before Edward Lunda could be sent into battle, but the fact that he

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John Herbert Lyle

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,

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Frank Macon

Frank Macon 1923 – November 22, 2020 Frank Macon applied to the Civilian Air Patrol while still in high school and soloed from the airfield

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Hiram E. Mann

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

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Andrew Maples Jr.

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

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Vance H. Marchbanks

Dr. Vance H. Marchbanks, Jr January 12, 1905  – October 21, 1988 The movie “Hidden Figures” was about three African American women who were very

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Eddie Marcy

Eddie E. Marcy June 13, 1919 – March 26, 2016 Eddie Marcy was a member of the support staff of the famed Tuskegee Airmen in

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Andrew D. Marshall

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

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Robert L. Martin

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

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Earl Martin

Earl Martin October 21, 1924 – June 11, 2019 Mr. Earl Martin was born October 21, 1924 in Franklin, Louisiana. He served with the Army

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William Mattison

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

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Robert Maxwell

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

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Walter L. McCreary

Walter L. McCreary 1918 – 2015 Class 43-C-SE Unit 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Walter McCreary’s daughter likes to joke that her father loved

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George Thomas McCrumby

1st Lt George Thomas McCrumby October 21, 1917 – February 29, 1944 Class: 43-A-SE Graduation Date: January 14, 1943 Graduation Rank: 1st Lt Unit: 79th

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Charles E. McGee

Brigadier General Charles Edward McGee December 7, 1919 – January 16, 2022 Class 43-F-SE  Graduation date: 6/30/1943 Unit: 332d Fighter Group, 302nd Fighter Squadron Service

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Faythe Andrew McGinnis

2d Lt Faythe Andrew McGinnis August 30, 1917 – September 12, 1942 Class: 42-F-SE Graduation Date: 7/3/1942 Graduation Rank: 2d Lt Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron,

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Luther McIlwain

Luther Everette McIlwain September 23, 1921 – February 8, 2013 Unit: 477th Bombardier Group The first time Luther McIlwain attempted to sign up to join

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Ivan James McRae

Ivan James McRae, Jr. 617th Bombardment Squadron of the 477th Medium Bombardment Group August 19, 1923 – November 29, 2016 Thank you to Brian McRae,

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William Ming

William Robert Ming May 7, 1911 – June 30, 1973 Class: Graduation Date: Unit: Service # William Robert Ming Jr. was an American lawyer, attorney with

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Paul Graham Mitchell

1st Lt Paul Graham Mitchell June 26, 1919 – August 11, 1943 Class:  42-F-SE Graduation Date: 7/3/1942 Graduation Rank: 1st Lt Unit: 33rd Fighter Group,

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Frank Herman Moody

December 18, 1921 – April 11, 1944 Class: 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821917 Los Angeles, CA Unit: 553rd Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Field, MI Virtual Museum

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