46-C-TE 6/28/1946 2nd Lt. 02102115 Detroit MI, Rucker, William A. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838034 Los Angeles CA, Miller, Oliver O. Officer T61780 Tuskegee Inst. Officer T66407 New York NY, Maxwell, Robert L. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843247 Bronx NY, May, Cornelius F. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814198 Indianapolis IN, McCarroll, Rixie H. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824837 Gary IN, McClelland, Harvey L. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 Flt. 43-A-SE 1/14/1943 2nd Lt. 0796267 Durham NC, Mills, Theodore H. 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814933 New Rochelle NY, Mitchell, James T., Jr. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. 43-B-SE 2/16/1943 2nd Lt. 0797219 Newark NJ, Gray, Elliott H. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843236 Tuskegee Inst. The Tuskegee Airmen shot down three ME-262s in their raid over Berlin in March 1945, despite its superior speed and dexterity. She's pictured here in a Piper J-3 Cub trainer with Charles Alfred "Chief" Anderson, a pioneer Black aviator and instructor at Tuskegee Institute. Officer T67964 Augusta GA, Bolden, Edgar L. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0439271 Arlington VA, Bolden, George C. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 02075526 Pittsburgh PA, Bolling, George R. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0789961 Hampton VA, Bonam, Leonelle A. 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 2nd Lt. 02082651 Boston MA, Lester, Clarence D. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817590 Chicago IL, Lewis, Herbert J. L. 45-H-SE 11/20/1945 Flt. Following each name is their class number, graduation date, rank held at Tuskegee, serial number, and hometown. 44-F-TE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835321 Atlanta GA, Turner, Leon L. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0406744 Washington DC, Turner, Leonard F. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807110 Washington DC, Turner, Ralph L. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 Flt. 46-A-TE 3/23/1946 Flt. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. 45-H-SE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843349 Ardmore OK, Ramsey, James C. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 Flt. Officer T67965 Houston TX, Bryson, James O. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 Flt. Fun stories about food, relationships, the great outdoors and more. One of the men on the Berlin mission, Colonel Benjamin O. Davis Jr., went on to become the first brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force (formed from the Army Air Corps in 1947). Officer T67974 Lebanon KY, Spann, Calvin]. Officer T149984 Chicago IL, Baugh, Howard L. 42:J-SE 11/10/1942 2nd Lt. 0793705 Petersburg VA, Bee, Clarence Jr. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842579 Kansas City MO, Bell, George E. 46-C-SE 6/28/1946 2nd Lt. 02102113 Altoona PA, Bell, John J. Officer T64278 Cleveland OH, Washington, William M. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839092 Chicago IL, Watkins, Edward W. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821924 Cheriton VA, Wofford, Kenneth O. Officer T70422 Yukon PA, Morgan, Woodrow F. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814199 Omaha NE, Morris, Harold M. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828046 Seattle WA, Morrison, Thomas J., Jr. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841265 Roxbury MA, Moseley, Sidney J. Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Jr. told generations of kids about being one of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation's first Black aviation combat unit. Officer T69751 Itasca TX, Long, Wilbur F. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821915 New Rochelle NY, Love, Thomas W.,Jr. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 Flt. Officer T67988 Bronx NY, Quander, Charles].,Jr. THEY RISKED THEIR LIVES FOR OTHERS: AUTHOR RICHARD HUROWITZ REMEMBERS UNSUNG HEROES OF THE HOLOCAUST. 44-1-TE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839096 New Haven CT, Wiggins, Leonard W. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. 46-B-TE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Detroit MI, Desvignes, Russell F. 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. The brief encounter of flying Mrs. Roosevelt over Alabama made Anderson one of the most famous pilots in America. Officer T64279 New York NY, Whittaker, Peter H. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824845 Detroit MI, Whyte, James W.,Jr. He was 89 years old. Officer T68759 Independence KS, Pruitt, Wendell O. Charles Anderson "did a great job of running things," Hardy, who is now 97 years old, told Fox News Digital. Officer T61710 Los Angeles CA, Tyler, William A., Jr. 45-C-TE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842878 Pittsburgh PA, Valentine, Cleophus W. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841276 Detroit MI, Vaughan, Leonard O. The Tuskegee Airmen shot down three ME-262s in their raid over Berlin in March 1945, despite its superior speed and dexterity. The names listed below are the names of all the PILOT GRADUATES from the Tuskegee Flight School. Tuskegee Airmen instructor Charles Alfred "Chief" Anderson was honored with a stamp by the U.S. Officer T62308 Belleville NJ, Williams, Andrew B., Jr. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. A German Messerschmitt 262A-1 jet-propelled fighter at the Rheinmain Airport, near Frankfurt, Germany, 1945. Officer T68765 Washington DC, McKnight, James W. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842883 Washington DC, McLaurin, Eddie A. The Tuskegee Airmen helped pave the way for desegregation in the military, and one of their last surviving members has passed away, with Markham resident Oscar This is the CORRECT list provided to us by the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. The Tuskegee Airmen have a Officer T66405 Philadelphia PA, Green, Paul L. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835417 Xenia OH, Green, Smith W. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811280 Los Angeles CA, Green, William W. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809240 Staunton VA, Greenlee, George B.,Jr. The first jet-propelled plane captured intact, it was flown over Allied lines and surrendered by its pilot who was supposed to be testing it at the time. MEET THE AMERICAN WHO INVENTED SLICED BREAD: OTTO ROHWEDDER, HARD-LUCK HAWKEYE. On The Home Front Noel F. Parrish At segregated Tuskegee, Parrish offered inspired leadership for the training of black pilots and airmen. The pilots formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of 46-A-TE 3/23/1946 Flt. Left to right, Richard S. "Rip" Harder, Brooklyn, New York; unidentified airman; Thurston L. Gaines, Jr., Freeport, New York; Newman C. Golden, Cincinnati, Ohio; Wendell M. Lucas, Fairmont Heights, Maryland. Still, his unit of prop planes shot down three German jet fighters that day. Soon the Army was calling on Tuskegee and Anderson to head its training program for Black military pilots. He stands among the many legendary figures to emerge from the famous unit, trained to fly and fight under a system devised and led by self-taught pilot Chief Anderson. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830790 Quincy IL, Irving, Wellington 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817589 Belzoni MS, Jackson, Charles L. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 Flt. CHICAGO A Chicago area Tuskegee Airman whose contributions and success altered the course of history has died. Officer T70426 Berkeley CA, Wyatt, Beryl 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809261 Independence KS, Wynn, Nasby Jr. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. It was taken from the appendix of the book Black Knights - The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen, by Lynn M. Holman and Thomas Reilly. Officer T66142 Pittsburgh PA, Johnson, Rupert C. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835327 Los Angeles CA, Johnson, Theopolis W. 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842589 Carbon Hill AL, Johnson, Wilbert H. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807098 Los Angeles CA, Johnston, William A., Jr. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841257 Columbus GA, Collins, Gamaliel M. 44-I-I-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. Officer T70099 Kansas City KS, Gilliam, William L. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801179 Lima OH, Williams, Charles T. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824846 Los Angeles CA, Williams, Clarence 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 Flt. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 01637362 Washington DC, Elsberry, Joseph D. 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792420 Langston OK, Esters, Maurice V. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804550 Webster City IA, Ewing, James 44-F-TE 6/27/1944 Flt. Ellis, Everett M. 45-I-TE 1/29/1946 2nd Lt. 0210201 Baltimore MD, Ellis, William B. Charles Alfred "Chief" Anderson died on April 13, 1996, in Tuskegee. Chicago Tribune March 3, 2023. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809246 Los Angeles CA, Long, Clyde C., Jr. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. Officer T70543 Huston LA, Harvey, James H., Jr. 44-1-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838153 Mountain Top PA, Hathcock, Lloyd S. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817588 Dayton OH, Hawkins, Donald A. Officer 0843243 Oberlin OH. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824827 Charlotte NC, Brown, Augustus G. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 01038394 Houma LA, Brown, George A., Jr. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843110 Baltimore MD, Brown, Harold Haywood 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830783 Minneapolis MN, Brown, Harold Howard 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835405 Weeletka OK, Brown, James B. "The Anderson-Forsythe long-distance flights attracted worldwide attention and greatly popularized aviation in the African American community," the African American Registry reports on its website. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Somebody had to do it, says Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, a 99-year-old member of the renowned Tuskegee Airmen.As the first Black pilots in U.S. military Officer T70243 San Antonio TX, Whitney, Yenwith K. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. He found another ally in his quest to fly an unlikely ally. His inexperience is a testament to the challenges faced by Anderson. "Bomber crews often requested to be escorted by these Red Tails. AL, Noches, R. F. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. The U.S. military was fully integrated 1948, just three years after his Tuskegee Airmen flew their final combat mission. First lady Eleanor Roosevelt supported the Civilian Pilot Training Program and the War Training Service. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790453 Tuskegee AL, Carey, Carl E. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838025 St. Louis MO, Carpenter, Russell W. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839085 Plainfield NJ, Carroll, Alfred Q., Jr. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814827 Washington DC, Carroll, Lawrence W. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843353 Chicago IL, Carter, Clarence J. Oscar Lawton Wilkerson, Jr., better known 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817605 Indianapolis IN, Hill, Charles A., Jr. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835325 Detroit MI, Hill, Charles D. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0443955 Washington DC, Hill, Louis G., Jr. 44-B-TE 2/8/1944 1st Lt. 01573279 Indianapolis IN, Hill, Nathaniel M. 42-I-SE 10/9/1942 2nd Lt. 0792783 Washington DC, Hill, William E. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811281 Narragansett RI, Hill, William L. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 Flt. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807099 Tuskegee Inst. Officer T69979 East Orange N], Toatley, Ephraim E.,]r. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 2nd Lt. 0841161 Philadelphia PA, Tompkins, William D. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814823 Fall River MA, Toney, Mitchel N. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. These boys are good pilots. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811277 Atlantic City NJ, Eagleson, Wilson V. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801165 Bloomington IL, Echols, Julius P. 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 Flt. 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814825 Los Angeles CA, Brown, James W. 44-I-I-TE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838166 Detroit MI, Brown, Lawrence A. Officer T66145 St. Louis MO, Stanton, Charles R. 43-A-SE 1/14/1943 2nd Lt. 0796268 Portland OR, Starks, Arnett W.,Jr. Officer T66149 Philadelphia PA, Sanderlin, Willis E. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 2nd Lt. 0842884 Washington DC, Satterwhite, Harry J. Sixty-six Tuskegee Airmen died in combat. Officer T136668 Orange VA, Marshall, Andrew D. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824835 Wadesboro NC, Martin, August 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843238 Bronx, NY _______________, Martin, Maceo C. 46-B-SE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Unknown, Martin, Robert L. 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819462 Dubuque IA, Masciana, Andrea P. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819454 Washington DC, Mason, James W. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809247 Monroe LA, Mason, Ralph W. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843239 Detroit MI, Mason, Theodore O.