List of Tuskegee Airmen facts for kids
List of Tuskegee Airmen contains the names of notable Tuskegee Airmen, who were a group of primarily African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. The name also applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, crew chiefs, nurses, cooks and other support personnel. They were collectively awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2006.
There are 1007 documented Tuskegee Airmen Pilots. For a complete list of 1007 graduate cadet pilots, see the List of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes.
This list uses the following notations for individuals — C/O – Commanding Officer; P/AC – Pilot or Aircrew; SS – School Staff; OFS – Operational Flight Support; H – Honorary Airman
A
- Paul Adams (P/AC)
- Rutherford H. Adkins (P/AC)
- Halbert Alexander (P/AC)
- William N. Alsbrook (P/AC)
- C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson (P/AC) (SS)
- Charles E. Anderson (OFS)
- William Armstrong †
- Lee Archer (P/AC)
- Robert Ashby (P/AC)
- Willie Ashley (P/AC)
B
- Charles P. Bailey (P/AC)
- Herman A. Barnett (P/AC)
- William Bartley (P/AC)
- LeRoy Battle (P/AC)
- Howard Baugh (P/AC)
- Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler (P/AC)
- George R. Bolling (P/AC)
- Randolph Bromery (P/AC)
- George L. Brown (P/AC)
- Harold Brown (POW)
- Roscoe C. Brown Jr. (P/AC) (C/O)
- Cyril Byron (SS)
C
- William A. Campbell (P/AC)
- Herbert Carter (P/AC)
- Mildred Hemmons Carter (OFS)
- Raymond Cassagnol (P/AC)
- Eugene Calvin Cheatham Jr. (P/AC)
- Herbert V. Clark (WIA)
- Granville C. Coggs (P/AC)
- John W. V. Cordice (SS)
- Charles Crenchaw (P/AC)
- Milton Crenchaw (P/AC)
- Woodrow Crockett (P/AC)
- Lemuel R. Custis (P/AC)
D
- Clarence Dart (WIA)
- Alfonza W. Davis (MIA) (WIA)
- Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (C/O)
- Charles DeBow (P/AC)
- Wilfred DeFour (OFS)
- Robert W. Deiz (P/AC)
- Gene Derricotte (P/AC)
- Arque Dickerson (P/AC)
- Lawrence Dickson †
- Elwood T. Driver (P/AC)
- Charles W. Dryden (P/AC)
- Irma Dryden (SS)
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- Wilson V. Eagleson (P/AC)
- John Ellis Edwards (P/AC)
- Leslie Edwards Jr. (OFS)
- Thomas Ellis (OFS)
- Joseph Elsberry (P/AC)
- Chauncey Eskridge (P/AC)
F
- James Clayton Flowers (P/AC)
- Earl N. Franklin (P/AC)
- Julius Freeman (SS)
- Robert Friend (P/AC)
- Willie H. Fuller (P/AC)
G
- Edward C. Gleed (P/AC)
- Joseph Gomer (P/AC)
- Alfred Gorham (POW)
- Oliver Goodall (P/AC)
H
- Charles B. Hall (P/AC)
- Herbert Hardesty (OFS)
- George Hardy (P/AC)
- Archie Harris (P/AC)
- Richard H. Harris (P/AC)
- James H. Harvey (P/AC)
- Raymond V. Haysbert (OFS)
- Vernon V. Haywood (C/O)
- Percy Heath (P/AC)
- Maycie Herrington (SS)
- Mitchell Higginbotham (P/AC)
- William H. Holloman (P/AC)
- LeRoy Homer Jr. (H)
- Harold K. Hoskins (P/AC)
- Esteban Hotesse (P/AC)
- Lincoln Hudson (POW)
I
J
- Eugene B. Jackson (OFS)
- Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. (P/AC) (SS)
- Clarence C. Jamison (P/AC)
- Alexander Jefferson (POW) (WIA)
- Buford A. Johnson (OFS)
- Carl C. Johnson (P/AC)
- Herman A. Johnson (OFS)
- Theodore Johnson (OFS)
K
- Paul F. Keene Jr. (P/AC)
- James Johnson Kelly (P/AC)
- James B. Knighten (P/AC)
- George L. Knox II (P/AC)
L
- Herman A. Lawson (P/AC)
- Walter I. Lawson (P/AC)
- Norvel Lee (P/AC)
- Ulysses Lee (P/AC)
- Wilmore B. Leonard (P/AC)
- Clarence D. Lester (P/AC)
- Theodore Lumpkin Jr (OFS)
- John Lyle (P/AC)
M
- Frank Mann (SS)
- Hiram Mann (P/AC)
- Walter Manning (POW) †
- August Harvey Martin (P/AC)
- Robert L. Martin (WIA)
- Walter L. McCreary (POW)
- Armour G. McDaniel (POW) (WIA)
- Charles McGee (P/AC)
- John "Mule" Miles
- Dabney Montgomery (P/AC)
- John Mosley (P/AC)
N
- Fitzroy Newsum (P/AC)
P
- Noel F. Parrish (P/AC) (SS) (C/O)
- Alix Pasquet (P/AC)
- Robert P. Patterson (SS)
- Claude R. Platte Jr. (P/AC) (SS) (C/O)
- James O. Plinton Jr. (P/AC) (SS)
- Wendell O. Pruitt (P/AC)
- Louis R. Purnell Sr. (P/AC) (SS)
R
- Lincoln Ragsdale (P/AC)
- Della H. Raney (SS)
- Wallace P. Reed (OFS)
- Emmett J. Rice
- Price D. Rice (P/AC)
- George S. Roberts (P/AC) (C/O)
- Lawrence E. Roberts (P/AC) (SS)
- Curtis C. Robinson (P/AC)
- Isaiah Edward Robinson Jr. (P/AC)
- John C. Robinson (P/AC)
- Marion Rodgers (P/AC)
- John W. Rogers Sr. (P/AC)
- Willie Rogers (WIA)
- Mac Ross (P/FC) (C/O)
- Robert R. Rowland (SS)
S
- Robert Searcy (OFS)
- Robert Selway (C/O)
- David Showell (P/AC)
- Wilmeth Sidat-Singh (P/AC)
- Eugene Smith (P/AC) (SS)
- Graham Smith †
- Quentin P. Smith (P/AC)
- Calvin J. Spann (P/AC)
- Vernon Sport (P/AC)
- Lowell Steward (P/AC)
- Harry Stewart, Jr. (P/AC)
- Charles "Chuck" Stone Jr. (P/AC)
- Percy Sutton (OFS)
T
- Alva Temple (P/AC)
- Roger Terry (P/AC)
- Lucius Theus (SS)
- Edward L. Toppins (P/AC)
- Robert B. Tresville (MIA)
- Andrew D. Turner (P/AC) (C/O)
- Kenneth "Charlie" Taitt (1st Lieutenant) 1941 to 1967
U
- Regis F. A. Urschler (H)
V
- Thomas Franklin Vaughns (OFS)
W
- James Alonzo Walker (P/AC)
- George Watson (SS)
- Spann Watson (P/AC)
- Luke J. Weathers (P/AC)
- Shelby Westbrook (P/AC)
- Sherman W. White †
- John L. Whitehead Jr. (P/AC)
- Malvin "Mal" Whitfield (P/AC)
- Yenwith K. Whitney (P/AC)
- James T. Wiley (P/AC)
- Oscar Lawton Wilkerson (P/AC)
- Leonard R. Willette †
- Archie Williams (P/AC) (SS)
- Yancey Williams (P/AC)
- Eugene Winslow (P/AC)
- Henry Wise Jr. (POW)
Y
- Coleman Young (P/AC)
- Perry H. Young Jr. (SS)
See also
- Executive Order 9981
- Freeman Field mutiny
- List of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes
- Military history of African Americans
- Aircraft flown
- Bell P-39 Airacobra
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
- North American B-25 Mitchell
- North American P-51 Mustang
- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
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