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
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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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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
Pierce T. Ramsey
Pierce T. Ramsey August 7, 1925 – June 15, 2019 Class: 45-F-TE Graduation date: 9/8/1945 Rank at time of graduation: Flt. Officer Service # T70430
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
Lee Rayford
Capt Lee Rayford April 1, 1918 – April 29, 1967 Class: Class 42-E-SE Graduation Date: May 20, 1942 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron
Wallace P. Reed
Cpt Wallace Patillo Reed November 22, 1919 – November 12, 1999 Tuskegee AAF base weather officer Wallace was born on November 22, 1919, in Portsmouth,
Ronald W. Reeves
2nd Lt Ronald W. Reeves December 29, 1924 – March 24, 1945 Class: 44-G-SE Graduation Date: August 4, 1944 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter
Maury M. Reid, Jr.
Class 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T64640 New York, NY May 17, 1925 – July 4, 2006 Maury M. Reid, Jr. was born May 17, 1925,
Price D. Rice
Price D. Rice October 22, 1916 – February 21, 1999 Class: 42-I-SE Graduation date: 10/9/1942 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt. Unit: 99th Fighter
William Elwood Rice
William Elwood Rice December 4, 1923 – November 27, 2022 Class: 44-G-SE Graduation Date: 8/4/1944 Unit: Flight Officer with the 332nd Fighter Group Service #
Eugene Richardson
2nd Lt. Eugene J. Richardson, Jr Class: 45-A-SE Graduation Date: 3/11/1945 Service # 0841261 Dr. Eugene J. Richardson, Jr was born in Cleveland, Ohio September
Virgil J. Richardson
Virgil J. Richardson Class: 43-F-SE Graduation Date: 6/30/1943 Unit: 332 Squadron Rank: 2nd Lt. Service # 08071 07 Virgil Richardson has blazed his own unique
Everett Richardson
Lt. Everett Emerson Richardson April 27th, 1917 – DOD Unit: 477th Bombardment Group Service # 0-713053 From: Philadelphia, PA Lt. Everett Emerson Richardson was a
Charles Roach
Charles Roach Class: 45-F-TE Graduation Date: 9/8/1945 Unit: 477th Bombardment Group, Service # T70431 “You can’t fight your way up to the top with your
John Roach
John Benjamin Roach December 26, 1926 – April 27, 2005 Class: 45-E-TE Graduation date: 8/4/1945 Rank at time of graduation: Flt. Officer Service # T70240
Emory L. Robbins, Jr.
2d Lt Emory Leo Robbins, Jr. October 14, 1918 – July 27, 1944 Class: 43-J-SE Graduation Date: November 13, 1943 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 302nd
George S. Roberts
2nd Lt. George S. “Spanky” Roberts September 24, 1918-March 8, 1984 Class: 42-C-SE Graduation: 3/6/1942 Unit: 99th Pursuit Squadron (later known as the Fighter Squadron)
Lawrence Edward Roberts Sr.
Lawrence Edward Roberts Sr. December 9, 1922 – October 12, 2004 Units: 477th Medium Bombardment Group, 332d Fighter Wing Lawrence Edward Roberts Sr. was born
Leon C. Roberts
Capt Leon C. “Derailer” Roberts June 29, 1921- July 11, 1944 Class: 42-G-SE Graduation Date: August 5, 1942 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron
Leroy, Roberts Jr.
Leroy, Roberts Jr. 1921 – August 13, 2008 Class: 44-E-SE Graduation date: 5/23/1944 Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt Service # 0830794 From: Toccoa
Robert C. Robinson, Jr.
2d Lt Robert C. Robinson, Jr. 14 Jan 1923 – 25 Mar 1945 Class 44-G-SE Graduation Date: August 4, 1944 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 100th
Isadore Robinson
Isadore M. “Ike” Robinson December 29, 1921 ~ January 21, 2016 For many of the Tuskegee Airmen their time in the U.S. Army Air Corps was only
Willie Rogers
Born in Apalachicola on the gulf shores of Florida in 1915, Rogers said humbly in a television interview that he was raised with the motto,
Cornelius G. Rogers
1st Lt Cornelius George Rogers February 27, 1921- June 12, 1944 Class: 43-G-SE Graduation Date: July 28, 1943 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 301st Fighter Squadron
William Rogers
William “Willie” Rogers April 12, 1915 – November 18, 2016 Born in Apalachicola on the gulf shores of Florida in 1915, Rogers said humbly in
Roger Romine
1st Lt Roger Romine July 30, 1920 – November 16, 1944 Class: 43-H-SE Graduation Date: August 30, 1943 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 301st Fighter Squadron
Sherman Twitchell Rose
Flight Instructor September 25, 1919 – August 20, 2008 Virtual Museum mural Sherman Rose was born in Missouri and graduated from Washington High School in
Mac Ross
Capt Mac Ross June 7, 1912 – July 10, 1944 Class 42-C-SE Graduation Date: March 6, 1942 Unit: 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron Service
Washington DuBois Ross
1LT Washington DuBois Ross Fighter Pilot 332nd Fighter Group – 15th AF Class 43-I-SE “I was 12-years old and the pilots would barnstorm, and one
John G. Roundtree, Sr.
1920 – 2004 Thank you to John G. Roundtree, II, for submitting this information in honor of his father. If lives are pebbles tossed in
Claude Alexander Rowe, Jr
Claude Alexander Rowe, Jr July 7, 1921 – September 20, 2018 Class 46-C-TE Captain Claude A. Rowe, Jr., was the only member of the group
Judge Richard B. Rutledge
The legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen by no means ends with their successful combat missions in WWII. Not only did their experience shape the civil