Julian H. Johnson
Julian H. Johnson December 8, 1924 – Unit: 477th Bombardier Group Julian H. Johnson was born to parents Julian S. and Evangeline E. Johnson on
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.
William Joe Johnson
William Joe Johnson November 20, 1925 – January 28, 2021 Class: 45-I Born in North Carolina on Sept. 29, 1925, Johnson was the fourth of
Carl C. Johnson, Jr.
Carl Croston Johnson, Jr. April 27, 1926 – August 28, 2023 Carl Croston Johnson was born on April 27, 1926, in Bellaire, Ohio, on the border
Horace Johnson
Horace Johnson At UND, Horace W. ‘Hoss’ Johnson’s teammates stood up for him; after UND, he stood up for his country as a Tuskegee-trained U.S.
Carl Emerson Johnson Sr.
Carl Emerson Johnson Sr. 1921 – April 11, 1967 Class: 43-I-SE Graduation date: 10/1/1943 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt. Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron Service # 0814194 From: Charlottesville, VA Carl
Elmer Jones
February 16, 1918– January 1, 2013 As we know, not all Tuskegee Airmen were pilots. Many were support personnel, and in the case of Col
Amelia Jones
Amelia Jones, Tuskegee Airman By Carol Megathlin, Guest Columnist Nov 11, 2014 At the age of 95, we can be forgiven for not expecting any
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
Edgar Leon Jones
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
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 J. Kelly
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
Oscar L. Kennedy
Oscar L. Kennedy February 9, 1926 – February 8, 2023 Class: 43-F-SE Graduation date: 6/30/1943 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt. Unit: 477th Bombardier
James B. Knighten
James B. Knighten December 11, 1919 – November 9, 2000 Class: 42-E-SE Graduation Date: 5/20/1942 Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron Service # 0789449 James Bernard Knighten
George L. Knox II
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
Edward Laird
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
Earl Roscoe Lane
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
Charles A. Lane, Jr.
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
Donald W. Lang, Sr.
May 10, 1923 – September 17th, 2007 Born and raised in Wildwood, FL, Donald Lang trained at the Tuskegee Army Airbase after enlisting in September,
Carroll Napier Langston, Jr.
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:
Erwin Bernard Lawrence
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
Walter I. Lawson
Walter I. Lawson November 7, 1919 – February 26, 1952 Class: 42-G-SE Graduation date: 8/5/1942 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt. Unit: 99th Fighter
John H. Leahr
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 –
Samuel Leftenant
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
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
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
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
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
Wayne Vincent Liggins
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
John Robert Lindsay
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.
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
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
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
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 #
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
Theodore George Lumpkin, Jr.
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
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 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,
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
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
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