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
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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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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
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.
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Neal Victor Nelson
2d Lt Neal Victor Nelson December 10, 1917 – May 11, 1944 Class: 43-I-SE Graduation Date: October 1, 1943 Unit: 324th Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron Service
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,
Ramon F. Noches
Ramon F. Noches March 4, 1918 – June 6, 1945 Class: 44-G-TE Graduation date: 8/4/1944 Rank at time of graduation: Flt. Officer Unit: 477th Bombardment
Ralph Orduna
Ralph Phillip Orduna August 17, 1920 – May 27, 2003 Class: 44-E-SE Graduation date: 5/23/1944 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt Unit: 301 Fighter
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