Tuskegee’s First Five
Tuskegee’s first five cadets to receive their wings and become official US Army Air Force pilots were in Class 42C-SE. This group of black pilots completed their pilot training on March 6, 1942, at Tuskegee Army…
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Tuskegee Airman Alton Ballard was a fighter pilot with the famous 332nd fighter Group - the "Red Tails".
In 1942, Alton Ballard was a new cadet in class 43-H-SE at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Tuskegee, Alabama. In primary training, he had…
Tuskegee Airman Bob Ashby
Bob Ashby enlisted in the Army Air Corps at age seventeen as a candidate for the Aviation Cadet program. He was called to active duty in August 1944. Bob as was assigned to Keesler Field, Mississippi for basic training…
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Tuskegee Airmen Andrew Turner and John Briggs
Andrew Turner
Andrew Turner enlisted into the US Army on October 8, 1942 and was a member of class 42-I-SE at Tuskegee, Alabama. He received his wings and was inducted into the US Army Air…
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General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
Benjamin O. Davis Jr. entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in July 1932. He was shunned by his classmates for the entire time he was there. He persevered through the next 4 years and graduated…
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Tuskegee Airman George “Spanky” Roberts
Tuskegee Airman George “Spanky” Roberts had already received his pilot’s license in the Civilian Pilot Training Program when he entered flight training in the first class at Tuskegee, Alabama. …
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Brigadier General Charles McGee
Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee enlisted in the United States Army on October 26, 1942 as a pilot cadet. He received his wings becoming an official pilot in the US Army Air Corps graduating in Class 43-F on…
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Tuskegee Airman Walter Palmer
Born in 1921, 1st Lt. Walter J.A. Palmer became a US Army Air Force pilot in 1943 graduating in class SE-43-F. He flew 158 combat missions over Italy and Germany during World War II. He was assigned to…
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Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson
Originally from Detroit, Alexander attained a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and biology from Clark College in Atlanta and in September 1942, was sworn in to the United States Army Reserves. He volunteered…
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Tuskegee’s First Five
Tuskegee Airman Alton Ballard
Tuskegee Airman Bob Ashby
Tuskegee Airmen Andrew Turner and John Briggs
General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
George “Spanky” Roberts
Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee
Tuskegee Airman Walter Palmer
Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson