These members of the United States Army Air Force fought bravely in World War II. They are known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Howard County can proudly claim five of these heroes as their own: Gordon ...
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The Tuskegee Airman Inc. Detroit chapter has confirmed the death of Russell Clarence Nalle Jr. He was 103. Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart Jr., who also was one of ...
DETROIT — Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated combat pilot of World War II’s mostly Black 332nd Fighter Group, commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 100.
As we celebrate Black History Month, you can learn about the achievements of a local Tuskegee Airman. Lieutenant Colonel Clarence Dart was a Saratoga Springs native in the group of African ...
As one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen — the first Black pilots to serve in World War II — Thomas Hawkins flew 28 missions. On March 7, 1945, he was about to embark on another when his plane ...
DECATUR — Decatur native Ellsworth Dansby Jr. was not only an accomplished pilot and one of the Tuskegee Airmen, but he also was resourceful. After a member of the audience asked Ellsworth Danby ...
They were known as the Tuskegee Airmen. A traveling exhibit in Kokomo honors their lives. “Without accurate history, life is a mystery,” said curator Robin Williams, “We tell the story from ...
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of an Anderson man accused of being high on fentanyl when he hit and killed a pedestrian last fall. Franklin's Kolt Nelson wrestles the ball away from a ...
Harry Stewart, one of the last surviving members of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, passed away at the age of 100 in his home. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first all-African American fighter pilot ...
He wrote about his experiences in a book titled Soaring to Glory: A Tuskegee Airman’s Firsthand Account of World War II. After returning home from World War II, Stewart worked as a baggage man for a ...