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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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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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,
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
Capt. Richard D. Macon
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
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
Walter Peyton Manning
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
James Lawrence McCullin, Jr.
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
Armour G. McDaniel Sr.
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.
Robert Tenneson McDaniel
February 28, 1923, – March 19, 2019 Unit: 477th Bombardier Group Robert Tennerson McDaniel was born February 28, 1923, in Mertens, Texas, to Alfred and
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
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,
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
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,
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
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,
George Thomas Mitchell
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. Montgomery
Dabney N. MontgomeryApril 18, 1923 – September 3, 2016A Tuskegee Airman ground crewman and bodyguard for Martin Luther King, Jr. Dabney N. Montgomery was born
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
Roland W. Moody
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
Henry L. Moore
Henry L. Moore April 8, 1921 – September 15, 2012 Graduation date: June, 1943 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group Henry was born in Ocilla, Georgia on
John Henry Morgan
1st Lt John Henry Morgan June 21, 1920 – January 2, 1944 Class: 42-H-SE Graduation Date: September 6, 1942 Graduation Rank: 1st Lt Unit: 79th
Woodrow F. Morgan
Woodrow F. Morgan July 25, 1918 – May 29, 2003 Class 43-I-SE Unit 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Captured: July 26, 1944, Austria Prison
Dr. William Bethel Morgan
Class 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. Officer T70422 Yukon, PA June 4, 1921- December 30, 2006 Unit: 332nd fighter group, Flight Officer William Bethel Morgan Jr. was from
Dempsey Wesley Morgan, Jr.
Dempsey Wesley Morgan, Jr. March 1, 1920 – April 11, 2013 Class 43-E-SE Unit 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Dempsey Wesley Morgan
Lt. Col. John William Mosley
June 21, 1921 – May 22, 2015 Mosley was the first African American to wrestle and play on the Colorado State University He also became one
John Ira Mulzac, Sr.
John Ira Mulzac, Sr. Class 44-J-TE October 11, 1923- February 1, 2015 Unit 477th Medium Bombardment Group Lt. Colonel John Mulzac. Colonel Mulzac, or Daddy John
Nicholas Stewart Neblett
Class 46-C-SE 6/28/1946 2nd Lt. 02082632 Cincinnati, OH December 11, 1920 – November 26, 2014 Two decades before Martin Luther King, Jr. led the freedom march
Neal Victor Nelson
2d Lt Neal Victor Nelson December 10, 1917 – May 11, 1944 Class: 43-I-SE Graduation Date: October 1, 1943 Graduation Rank: Unit: 324th Fighter Group, 99th Fighter
Neomi Marilyn (Polkinghorne) Nelson
Neomi Marilyn (Polkinghorne) NelsonAugust 26, 1925 to September 11, 2010Civilian Worker at Tuskegee Army Air Field Neomi Marilyn Polkinghorne was born in Pensacola, Florida on
Christopher W. Newman
Christopher W. Newman April 18, 1922 – October 21, 2022 Class 43-I-SE Graduation Date: 10/1/1943 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Squadron Service # 0814201
Fitzroy Newsum
Fitzroy “Buck” Newsum May 22, 1918 – January 5, 2013 Class: 43-K-TE Graduation Date: 12/5/1943 Unit: 477th Bombardment Group Service # 0409854 Fitzroy “Buck” Newsum was