The Tuskegee Red-Tail Angels
1 2018-04-08T03:27:30-07:00 Maureen Gray ab288c53aefb942d3e6102c32f4d6e3a10268d3b 19701 1 When Black leaders demanded equality and World War II demanded more skilled soldiers, the Tuskegee Airmen, or "Red-Tail Angels," became the first African American pilots to train for combat.... plain 2018-04-08T03:27:30-07:00 YouTube 2012-01-04T19:45:28.000Z qMPLpExgkGg Smithsonian Channel Maureen Gray ab288c53aefb942d3e6102c32f4d6e3a10268d3bThis page is referenced by:
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On a more positive note, the War Department announced the creation of the 99th Pursuit Squadron at the encouragement of Eleanor Roosevelt. This was to be an all black flying unit trained at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama. Charles A. Anderson, a self-taught African American pilot had established a civilian pilot training program at the Institute in 1939. Since there were no black officers, eleven white officers were assigned to train and prepare a total of 429 enlisted men and 47 officers who would become the Tuskegee Airmen, the first black military aviators in the United States. They served valiantly with 1578 combat missions and 179 bomber escort missions in the course of the war.
Another African American that earned accolades during World War II was Dorie Miller. Though assigned KP duty, he earned the Navy Cross during the attack on Pearl Harbor when manned anti-aircraft weapons and tended the wounded. -
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Charles A. Anderson, a self-taught African American pilot had established a civilian pilot training program at the Institute in 1939. Since there were no black officers, eleven white officers were assigned to train and prepare a total of 429 enlisted men and 47 officers who would become the Tuskegee Airmen, the first black military aviators in the United States. They served valiantly with 1578 combat missions and 179 bomber escort missions in the course of the war. In addition, Dorie Miller, a black sailor, was the first soldier of WWII to receive the Naval Cross for his rescue of the U.S.S. Arizona’s captain and his return to fire anti-aircraft guns against the Japanese at Pearl Harbor.
