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
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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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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
Elton H. Nightingale
2d Lt Elton Henderson Nightingale October 9, 1923 – November 11, 1944 Class: 44-C-SE Graduation Date: March 12, 1944 Graduation Rank: Unit: 332nd Fighter Group,
Noel Parrish
A great champion: Brigadier General Noel Parrish “It is a discouraging fact that officers of the Army Air Force, whose scientific achievements are unsurpassed, and
Sylvester Parrish
Sylvester Bernard Parrish December 9, 1916 – July 9, 2004 Sylvester Parrish was born December 9, 1916 in Danville, Virginia, the son of Clifton and
Alix Pasquet
November 14, 1919 – July 29, 1958 Alix Pasquet was a World War II fighter pilot, one of only five Haitian members of the Tuskegee Airmen, a soccer star, and a
Starling B. Penn
Lt. Starling B. Penn April 22, 1921 -November 8, 1999 Class: 43-H-SE Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron Lt. Starling B. Penn spent 10 months in a
Leland H. Pennington
Flt Officer Leland Hedges Pennington April 7, 1922 – April 21, 1945 Class: 44-G-SE Graduation Date: August 4, 1944 Graduation Rank: Flight Officer Unit: 332nd
Henry Buford “Herky” Perry
Henry Buford “Herky” Perry January 18, 1920 – January 1, 1995 Class 42-H-SE Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group Henry Buford “Herky” Perry was an
Cecil Peterson
February 21, 1919-March 15, 2006 Rank: Lieutenant Read his correspondence letters with Eleanor Roosevelt in our Virtual Museum! If there is a theme to Cecil
Claude Platte
CPT Claude Robert Platte, Jr March 16, 1921 – September 27, 2013 Claude was born to Claude and Marie Scott Platte Sr. in Denison on
Henry D. Polite
Henry D. Polite 1926 – May 8, 2023 Born in Philadelphia in 1926 and later settling in Los Angeles, Polite faithfully served his country as
James R. Polkinghorne, Jr
1st Lt James Reed Polkinghorne, Jr June 16, 1921 to May 5, 1944 Class: 43-B-SE Graduation Date: February 16, 1943 Graduation Rank: 1st Lt Unit:
Henry Pollard, Jr.
2d Lt Henry Pollard, Jr. 1919 – May 22, 1944 Class: 43-K-SE Graduation Date: December 5, 1944 Graduation Rank: 2d Lt Unit: 302nd Fighter Squadron,
Maurice Pompey
Maurice Dale Pompey, Sr. May 14, 1923 – August 14, 2002 Class: 44-G-TE Graduation date: 8/4/1944 Rank at time of graduation: Flt. Officer Unit: 618th
George Porter
George Wyatt Porter Sept. 19, 1921- February 9, 2013 Tuskegee Airman George Porter said the success of him and his comrades was due to hard
William S. Powell, Jr.
William S. Powell, Jr. June 23, 1925 – April 15, 1996 Class 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. Officer T69747 Eggertsville, NY Unit: 99th Pursuit Squadron, 477th Composite Wing William
John H. Prowell
1st Lt John Henry Prowell June 28, 1915 – May 24, 1944 Class: 43-B-SE Graduation Date: February 16, 1943 Graduation Rank: 1st Lt Unit: 332nd
Wendell Oliver Pruitt
Cpt Wendell Oliver Pruitt June 20, 1920 – April 15, 1945 Class 42-K-SE Graduation Date: December 13, 1942 Unit: 302nd Fighter Squadron of the 332nd
Lloyd L. Radcliffe
Lloyd Leslie Radcliffe October 12, 1925 – December 31, 2005 Class: 45-B-SE Graduation date: 4/15/1945 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt Unit: 99th Fighter
Lincoln J. Ragsdale, Sr.
Lincoln J. Ragsdale, Sr. July 27, 1926 – June 9, 1995 Class 45-H-SE Dr. Lincoln J. Ragsdale, Sr. was an influential leader in the Phoenix-area Civil Rights Movement.
Alfonso Ramos
Alfonso Ramos June 22, 1924 – November 27, 2007 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group In 1942 Alfonso Ramos enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He was
James C. Ramsey
Flt Officer James Chapplear Ramsey April 1 1922 – December 2, 1944 Class: 44-E-SE Graduation Date: May 23, 1944 Graduation Rank: Flt Officer Unit: 332nd
James Randall
James E.P. Randall 1920 – December 9, 2019 The son of a librarian and a railroad worker, Randall grew up during the Great Depression in
Della Raney
It’s understandable that Della Raney became known as “Maw Raney” to the nurses she supervised at Tuskegee Army Air Field during World War II. She
Victor L. Ransom
Victor “Vic” Llewellyn Ransom March 22, 1924 – April 22, 2020 477th Bombardment Group Victor “Vic” Llewellyn Ransom was born in New York City to a