George Hardy flew with the 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen, in 1945. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 1st Lt. 0454317 Pittsburgh PA, Reed, Marsille P. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841264 Tillar AR, Reeves, Ronald W. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835413 Washington DC, Reid, Maury M., Jr. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Minnesota, South St Paul. Officer T64630 Washington DC, Sheppard, Harry A. Officer T70105 Detroit MI, Simmons, Alphonso 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814207 Jacksonville FL, Simmons, Donehue 45-I-TE 1/29/1946 Flt. He found another ally in his quest to fly an unlikely ally. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. Fun stories about food, relationships, the great outdoors and more. or redistributed. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814836 Chicago IL, Roberts, Frank E. 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819465 Boston MA, Roberts, George S. 42-C-SE 3/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0441127 Fairmont WV, Roberts, Lawrence E. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0840208 Vauxhall NH, Roberts, Leon C. 42-G-SE 8/5/1942 2nd Lt. 0791539 Prichard AL, Roberts, Leroy, Jr. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830794 Toccoa GA, Roberts, Logan 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 Flt. Officer T67978 Kansas City KS, Allison, James M. 46-C-TE 6/28/1946 2nd Lt. 02102114 Chicago IL, Alsbrook, William N. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814188 Kansas City KS, Alston, William R. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839083 Huntington WV, Anders, Emet R. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838023 Carbondale IL, Anderson, Paul T. 44-I-I-TE 10/16/1944 1st Lt. 01294209 Woodbine NY, Anderson, Rayfield A. Clarence Lucky Lester had a storied career that included shooting down three Officer T69740 New York NY, Givings, Clemenceau M. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804551 Richmond VA, Gladden, Thomas 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839086 Washington DC, Glass, Robert M. 44-I-l-SE 10/16/1944 Flt. Officer T69751 Itasca TX, Long, Wilbur F. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821915 New Rochelle NY, Love, Thomas W.,Jr. Officer T67982 Chicago IL, Verwayne, Peter C. 42-K-SE 12/13/1942 2nd Lt. 0794602 New York NY, Waddell, Reginald C., Jr. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 Flt. Legal Statement. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 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. Officer T69756 Champaign IL, Taylor, Ulysses S. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801177 Kaufman TX, Taylor, William H., Jr. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. Officer T70236 Cleveland OH, O'Neil, Robert 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819463 Detroit MI, Orduna, Ralph 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830793 Omaha NE, Page, Maurice R. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809251 Los Angeles CA, Palmer, Augustus L. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843240 Newport News VA, Palmer, Walter 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 08071 05 New York NY, Parker, Frederick L., Jr. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 01166345 Chicago IL, Parker, George 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 Flt. He's buried in Greenwood Cemetery. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 02075531 Jamaica NY, Cisco, Arnold W. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801164 Alton IL, Cisco, George E. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 01014831 Alton IL, Clark, Herbert V. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790455 Pine Bluff AR, Clayton, Melvin A. Hardy later piloted giant B-29 bombers during the Korean War and C-119 gunships in Vietnam. Charles "Chief" Anderson was the first licensed Black commercial pilot in America in 1932. (Courtesy CAF Rise Above via U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama). 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807101 Denver CO, Lewis, William R. 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817591 Boston MA, Lieteau, Albert J. Officer T70226 Ahoskie NC, Smith, Robert C. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Officer T64269 Chicago IL, Jamerson, Charles F. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798949 Pasadena CA, James, Daniel Jr. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809244 Pensacola FL, James, Voris S. 44-]-TE 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0839099 San Antonio TX, Jamison, Clarence C. 42-D-SE 4/29/1942 2nd Lt. 0789120 Cleveland OH, Jamison, Donald S. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. Freed by flight, he was soon soaring across the nation. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. Among the pilots in the the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces, there were a total of 932 pilots who graduated from the program. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814191 Birmingham AL, Goodwin, Luther A. "The Tuskegee Airmen flew more than 15,000 sorties between May 1943 and June 1945," reports the National World War II Museum. Moton Field, where hundreds of war pilots learned to fly under his tutelage, is now Tuskegee Moton Field Municipal Airport. He joined the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame in 1991. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Officer T64643 Chattanooga TN, White, Marvin C. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 Flt. Phone: 334-727-8011. Officer T64623 Philadelphia PA, Browder, Cecil L. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814189 Wilmington NC, Brower, Fred L.,Jr. Officer T67976 Detroit MI, Wilson, Bertram W.,Jr. Officer T67159 Marshall TX, Johnson, Clarence 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 2nd Lt. 0843006 Newark NJ, Johnson, Conrad A., Jr. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835411 New York NY, Johnson, Earl C. 45-C-SE 5/23/1945 Flt. Individuals who have documented proof that they participated in the Tuskegee Airmen experience are also called "Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTA).". This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Officer T66143 St. Louis MO, Lane, Earl R. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828052 Wickliffe OH, Langston, Carroll N., Jr. 43-I-SE 10/1/1943 2nd Lt. 0814197 Chicago IL, Lanham, Jimmy 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830791 Philadelphia PA, Lankford, Joshua 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 02069227 San Antonio TX, Lawrence, Erwin B. Officer T68712 New Orleans LA, White, Hugh 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835331 St. Louis MO, White, Joseph C. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T70093 Fresno CA, Bing, George L. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835406 Brooklyn NY, Black, Samuel A. First lady Eleanor Roosevelt supported the Civilian Pilot Training Program and the War Training Service. Officer T70420 Washington DC, Curtis, John W. 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 2nd Lt. 0842581 Detroit MI, Curtis, Samuel L. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809239 Yeadon PA, Curtis, William J., Jr. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 Flt. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804559 Jamaica NY, Sherard, Earl S., Jr. 43.:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814837 Columbus OH, Sherman, George 45-G-SE 10/16/1945 Flt. (Tuskegee University Archives). Officer T64631 Fresno CA, Singletary, Lloyd G. 43-C-SE 3/25/1943 2nd Lt. 0798953 Jacksonville FL, Sloan, John S. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807109 Louisville KY, Smith, Albert H. 45-A-SE 3/11/1945 Flt. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. 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. To read more stories in this unique "Meet the American Who" series from Fox News Digital, click here. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804562 Manning SC, Walker, John B.,Jr. Officer T67965 Houston TX, Bryson, James O. 46-B-TE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Unknown, Burns, Isham A., Jr. 44-J-5E 12/28/1944 2nd Lt. 0840202 Los Angeles CA, Bussey, Charles M. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804548 Los Angeles CA, Butler, Jewel B. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! The nickname "Chief" was an accolade accorded the civilian by his Army students. "Anderson learned to fly through personal determination. Postal Service in 2014. 44-J-SE 12/28/1944 Flt. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830782 Pascagoula MS, Bonseigneur, Paul J., Jr. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838036 Chicago IL, Bowman, James E. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. Officer T69972 Richmond VA, Bailey, William H. 45-E-SE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843102 Pittsburgh PA, Baldwin, Henry Jr. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. "Remaining in Tuskegee after the war, Anderson continued to provide flight instruction at Moton Field, which remains an active airport and is the location of theTuskegee Airmen National Historic Site," reports the Encyclopedia of Alabama. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811220 Poplar Bluff MO, Brazil, Harold E. 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817596 Joplin MO, Brewin, Irvin O. Officer T70240 Boston MA, Robbins, Emory L.,Jr. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Hardy flew legendary "Red Tail" P-51 Mustang fighter planes in World War II the aircraft earning the name from the crimson rudder that denoted the 332nd Fighter Group. "But if children believe in themselves, stay focused and work hard, they will overcome obstacles and achieve excellence, just like the Tuskegee Airmen.". 1200 W. Montgomery Rd. 42-J-SE 11/10/1942 2nd Lt. 0793706 Beaumont TX, Chavis, John H. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828047 Raleigh NC, Cheatham, Eugene C. 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817598 Philadelphia PA, Cheek, Conrad H. 46-C-SE 6/28/1946 2nd Lt. 02102110 Weldon NC, Cheek, Quinten V. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 02075530 Weldon NC, Chichester, James R. 44-I-I-TE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 01312749 Santa Monica CA, Chin, Jack 46-C-SE 6/28/1946 2nd Lt. 02102111 Chicago IL, Chineworth, Joseph E. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 Flt. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0821924 Cheriton VA, Wofford, Kenneth O. Officer T70228 Detroit MI, Wiggins, Robert H. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809259 New York NY, Wilburn, Arthur 44-A-SE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819466 Asheville NC, Wiley, James T. 42-F-SE 7/3/1942 2nd Lt. 0790469 Pittsburgh PA, Wilhite, Emmet 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 2nd Lt. 0843009 Los Angeles CA, Wilkerson, Oscar L., Jr. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843249 Chicago Hgts. In 2000, 55 Chicago-area Officer T62811 Mt. Officer T67986 Cleveland OH, Cox, Hannibal M., Jr. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828048 Chicago IL, Craig, Charles E. 44-K-SE 2/1/1945 Flt. Vernon NY, Tucker, Paul 45-B-SE 4/15/1945 Flt. Officer T64271 Helena AR, Exum, Herven P. 44-I-1-TE 10/16/1944 Flt. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T67987 Brooklyn NY, Murdic, Robert J. A German Messerschmitt 262A-1 jet-propelled fighter at the Rheinmain Airport, near Frankfurt, Germany, 1945. Despite the carnage inflicted on enemy forces, just 66 Tuskegee Airmen were lost in combat in World War II. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828060 Marion IN, Wilson, LeRoyJ. Officer T61446 Cleveland OH, Crumbsy, Grover 44-K-TE 2/1/1945 Officer T68711 Pensacola FL, Cummings, Herndon M. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841277 Montrose GA, Curry, John C. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 2nd Lt. 0843111 Indianapolis IN, Curry, Walter P. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. Officer T67149 Brooklyn NY, Velasquez, Frederick B. WebThe Tuskegee Airmen pilots are most remembered for flying fighters in the Mediterranean theater, first for the Twelfth Air Force, under which they flew hundreds of missions, then Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 45-D-SE 6/27/1945 Flt. Click here for details. Officer T70551 South Bend IN, Lewis, Joe A. Officer T63115 Nashville TN, Pinkney, Harvey A. Officer T70489 Kansas City KS, Jackson, Frank A., Jr. 44-I-l-SE 10/16/1944 Flt. Lt. Col. Hardy recently returned from Hollywood, where he was recorded in digital detail for a pending exhibit at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. Officer T70429 Chicago IL, Mulzac, John I. Officer T136674 Boston MA, Mosley, John W. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835404 Denver CO, Moss, Richard M. 46-B-SE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Unknown, Mozee, David M., Jr. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. The Tuskegee University Officer T68763 Pittsburgh PA, Custis, Lemuel R. 42-C-SE 3/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0441128 Hartford CT, Dabney, Roscoe J., Jr. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843244 Lakewood NJ, Daniels, Harry J. Dubbed "Chief" by his students, he was the lead flight instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Now nearly a century old, their ranks are dwindling rapidly. He retired in 1972 after a 30-year military career. Officer T66147 Los Angeles CA, Mann, Hiram E. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0830329 Cleveland OH, Manning, Albert H. 43-E-SE 5/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0804556 Hartsville SC, Manning, Walter P. 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828053 Philadelphia PA, Maples, Andrew 43-A-SE 1/14/1943 2nd Lt. 0796264 Orange VA, Maples, Harold B. The U.S. Army Air Corps 332nd Fighter Group, more commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen, flew P-51 Mustang fighter planes with distinct red tails to signify their unit. Officer T63117 Los Angeles CA, Wright, James W., Jr. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 2nd Lt. 0835323 Pittsburgh PA, Wright, Kenneth M. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 01031458 Sheridan WY, Wright, Sandy W. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 Flt. The pilots formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of 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 T140090 Detroit MI, Davis, John W. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 2nd Lt. 0830785 Kansas City KS, Davis, Richard 42-G-SE 8/5/1942 2nd Lt. 0790935 Ft. Valley GA, Davis, Sylvester S. 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 02080883 Cleveland OH, Dean, Vincent C. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824831 Corona NY, DeBow, Charles H. 42-C-SE 3/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0441130 Indianapolis IN, Deiz, Robert W. 42-H-SE 9/6/1942 2nd Lt. 0792419 Portland OR, Derricotte, Eugene A. Hubbard, Lyman L. 45-H-TE 11/20/1945 Flt. Officer T68512 Denver CO, Bilbo, Reuben B. Officer T64634 Stoughton MA, Flake, Thomas M. 44-J-TE 12/28/1944 Flt. The Tuskegee Airmen have a Tuskegee, AL 36088 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. The Tuskegee Airmen /tskii/ were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. Chicago Tribune March 3, 2023. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 020146 Tuskegee AL, Davis, Claude C. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 1st Lt. 0441115 Pittsburgh PA, Davis, Clifford W. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. Among these, 355 served in active duty during World War Two as fighter pilots. Webpilots in the Tuskegee Airmen story. 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 Flt. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811292 London WV, Thompson, Francis R. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841275 Brooklyn NY, Thompson, James A. They've since been honored in many other depictions in books and on screen. 43-D-SE 4/29/1943 2nd Lt. 0801166 Nashville TN, Fears, Henry T. 44-I-TE 11/20/1944 Flt. Officer T67160 Jacksonville FL, Talton, James E. 45-F-TE 9/8/1945 Flt. 46-B-TE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Detroit MI, Desvignes, Russell F. 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. Officer T70243 San Antonio TX, Whitney, Yenwith K. 44-F-SE 6/27/1944 Flt. Chief Flight Instructor Charles A. Anderson took Mrs. Roosevelt for a flight of the Tuskegee countryside, and she became an outspoken supporter of Tuskegees flying program. 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. 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. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0807099 Tuskegee Inst. 44-I-I-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838159 White Plains NY, Simpson, Jesse H. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. He soon traded the use of his plane for lessons from a local pilot named Russell Thaw. Officer T64627 South Bend IN, Ponder, Driskell B. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. Officer T67981 Chicago IL, Moore, Theopolis D. 43-F-SE 6/30/1943 2nd Lt. 08071 04 St. Louis MO, Moore, Willis E. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 2nd Lt. 0839089 Chicago IL, Moret, Calvin G. 44-I-SE 11/20/1944 Flt. Officer T70101 Pasadena CA, Kelly, Earl 45-F-SE 9/8/1945 2nd Lt. 0843237 Los Angeles CA, Kennedy, Elmore M. 43-K-TE 12/5/1943 1st Lt. 0387720 Philadelphia PA, Kennedy, James V., Jr. 45-A-TE 3/11/1945 2nd Lt. 0841271 Chicago IL, Kenney, Oscar A. Officer T70562 Lawrenceville VA, Street, Thomas C. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835415 Springfield NJ, Suggs, John J. 45-H-SE 11/20/1945 2nd Lt. 0843349 Ardmore OK, Ramsey, James C. 44-E-SE 5/23/1944 Flt. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819450 Washington PA, Russell, James C. 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 Flt. Their main mission was to escort Allied bombers in raids over German targets across Europe dangerous missions flown in the face of anti-aircraft fire from the ground and attacks from enemy fighter planes in the air. Charles Alfred Anderson Sr. was born on Feb. 9, 1907 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Iverson and Janie Anderson. Officer T61778 Huntington WV, Hillary, Harold A. AL, Kimbrough, Benny R. 44-G-SE 8/4/1944 2nd Lt. 0835412 Cincinnati OH, King, Celestus 44-D-TE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828038 Los Angeles CA, King, Earl E. 42-G-SE 8/5/1942 2nd Lt. 0790937 Bessemer AL, King, Haldane 43:J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814819 Jamaica NY, Kirkpatrick, Felix J. (PhotoQuest/Getty Images). CELEBRATED TUSKEGEE AIRMAN CHARLES MCGEE DIES AT 102. 44-H-TE 9/8/1944 1st Lt. 01030158 Leavenworth KS, Hurd, Sylvester H., Jr. 45-H-SE 11/20/1945 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. 44-C-SE 3/12/1944 2nd Lt. 0824836 Chicago IL, Miller, Charles E. 44-I-1-SE 10/16/1944 2nd Lt. 0838156 Plainfield NJ, Miller, George R. 45-E-TE 8/4/1945 Flt. 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 T70221 Lockhart TX, Bartley, William R. 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809238 Jacksonville FL, Bates, George A. 43-J-SE 11/3/1943 2nd Lt. 0814821 Baltimore MD, Pokinghome, James R. 43-B-SE 2/16/1943 2nd Lt. 0797221 Pensacola FL, Pollard, Henry 43-K-SE 12/5/1943 2nd Lt. 0817592 Buffalo NY, Pompey, Maurice D. 44-G-TE 8/4/1944 Flt. 43-H-SE 8/30/1943 2nd Lt. 0811291 Philadelphia PA, Taylor, James 45-B-TE 4/15/1945 Flt. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER, "We worked together and we depended on each other," said Hardy. 46-A-SE 3/23/1946 Flt. He took hundreds of young men and instilled in them the spirit to fly at a time when many people thought they couldnt do so because of the color of their skin. Of the 992 Tuskegee Airmen pilots who completed advanced flight training at Tuskegee Army Air Forces, eight were still alive a year ago. (Universal Images Group via Getty Images). This Tuskegee Airman Broke Military Barriers and Survived a Plane Ejection. Anderson in March 1941 unexpectedly found one of the most famous people in the world as a passenger. WebAlthough the best-known Tuskegee Airmen were the fighter pilots of the 332nd Pursuit Group (99th, 100th, 301st, and 302nd fighter squadrons), the 477th Bombard Group (the 46-B-TE 5/14/1946 Unknown Unknown Unknown, Hardy, George E. 44-H-SE 9/8/1944 2nd Lt. 0838029 Philadelphia PA, Harmon, Arthur C. 45-G-TE 10/16/1945 2nd Lt. 02082595 Los Angeles CA, Harper, Samuel W. 44-A-TE 1/7/1944 2nd Lt. 0819448 Oliver Springs TN, Harris, Alfonso L. 45-G-SE 10/16/1945 Flt.