During Black History Month, we are honoring Tuskegee Airmen commanding officer Benjamin Davis Jr. After attending the ...
The Red Tails’ most significant mission was the escort of B-17 bombers on a bombing run over Berlin in March 1945. They flew ...
shoulder of retired Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis who commanded the famed Tuskegee Airmen during World War II during ceremonies 09 December at the Old Executive Office Building in Washington ...
His son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., followed in his footsteps by joining the military and later commanding the famed Tuskegee ...
“The Tuskegee Airmen bravely fought and died for our ... room adorned with portraits of his onetime boss, Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., who became the Air Force’s first Black one-star general.
The Tuskegee Airmen were collectively awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. Vincent T. Davis covers the people and life stories of San Antonio. He can be reached at [email protected].
Lesson plans that include videos of the Tuskegee Airmen, groundbreaking Black pilots known for their service during World War II, and the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, the female World ...