Charles E. McGee facts for kids

Charles E. McGee (born December 7, 1919) is a retired African-American fighter pilot. He was one of the Tuskegee Airmen and a career officer in the United States Air Force for 30 years who flew a total of 409 combat missions in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. McGee was born in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Portrait of a young Lieutenant McGee
Lieutenant Colonel McGee (right) served as Commander of the 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron in Vietnam; Lieutenant Tom Coney (left) flew as his backseater.
Official USAF portrait of Colonel Charles E. McGee, circa 2011
McGee honored at the 2020 State of the Union Address, with his great grandson Iain Lanphier to the left and Second Lady Karen Pence to the right
USAF photo of Major McGee receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea in 1951
McGee, second from left, receiving the Congressional Gold Medal with other Tuskegee Airmen in 2007
McGee being promoted to brigadier general on February 4, 2020

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