List of Tuskegee Airmen facts for kids
The Tuskegee Airmen were a brave group of mostly African-American pilots and airmen who fought during World War II. The name "Tuskegee Airmen" also includes all the people who supported them. This means navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, nurses, cooks, and many others. They were all part of a special program that showed how skilled and courageous these individuals were. In 2006, they were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for their amazing service.
There are 1007 documented Tuskegee Airmen Pilots. You can find a full list of all 1007 graduate cadet pilots in the List of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes.
This list uses some abbreviations to describe what each person did:
- C/O – Commanding Officer (a leader)
- P/AC – Pilot or Aircrew (flew the planes)
- SS – School Staff (worked at the training school)
- OFS – Operational Flight Support (helped with flights on the ground)
- H – Honorary Airman (given the title to honor them)
- † – Killed in Action (died fighting)
- (POW) – Prisoner of War (captured by the enemy)
- (WIA) – Wounded in Action (injured while fighting)
- (MIA) – Missing in Action (disappeared during combat)
Contents
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)
More to Explore
- Executive Order 9981: This was an important order that ended segregation in the U.S. armed forces.
- Freeman Field mutiny: This event showed how Tuskegee Airmen stood up against unfair treatment.
- List of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes: Find out more about the different groups of pilots who graduated.
- Military history of African Americans: Learn about the history of African Americans serving in the military.
Aircraft Flown by the Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen flew several types of airplanes during their missions, including:
- Bell P-39 Airacobra
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
- North American B-25 Mitchell
- North American P-51 Mustang
- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Images for kids
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The Tuskegee Airmen's planes had a distinctive red tail. This led to their nickname, "Red Tails."
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