
Clarence D. “Lucky” Lester
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
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.
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 Lindsey 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,
Frank Macon 1923 – November 22, 2020 Frank Macon applied to the Civilian Air Patrol while still in high school and soloed from the airfield
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
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
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
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
2d Lt James Lawrence McCullin, Jr. November 25, 1918 – July 3, 1944 Class: 42-H-SE Graduation Date: 9/6/42 Graduation Rank: 2d Lt Unit: 332nd Fighter
LTC Armour G. McDaniel Sr. July 7, 1916 – November 12, 1989 Class: 43-A-SE Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Tuskegee Airman.
February 28, 1923, – March 19, 2019 Unit: 477th Bombardier Group Robert Tennerson McDaniel was born February 28, 1923, in Mertens, Texas, to Alfred and
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
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,
Luther Everette McIlwain September 23, 1921 – February 8, 2013 Unit: 477th Bombardier Group The first time Luther McIlwain attempted to sign up to join
Ivan James McRae, Jr. 617th Bombardment Squadron of the 477th Medium Bombardment Group August 19, 1923 – November 29, 2016 Thank you to Brian McRae,
William Robert Ming May 7, 1911 – June 30, 1973 Class: Graduation Date: Unit: Service # William Robert Ming Jr. was an American lawyer, attorney with
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,
SGT George Thomas Mitchell July 11, 1920 – September 4, 2014 “The world looked at us as second-class citizens, and we wanted to make a
Dabney N. MontgomeryApril 18, 1923 – September 3, 2016A Tuskegee Airman ground crewman and bodyguard for Martin Luther King, Jr. Dabney N. Montgomery was born
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
1st Lt Roland W. Moody January 4, 1923 – March 29, 1945 Class: 44-D-SE Graduation Date: April 15, 1944 Graduation Rank: 1st Lt Unit: 332nd