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* 2nd Lt. William W., Jr. Green
* 2nd Lt. William W., Jr. Green
* 2nd Lt. George B. Greenlee Jr
* 2nd Lt. George B. Greenlee Jr
* 2nd Lt. [[Richard W. Hall]] (1LT Richard Walter “Dopey” Hall}. Not to be confused with DOTA Richard Hall, Chief Master Sergeant<ref> Orange Observer. "Winter Park war hero Richard Hall, Jr. served with the Tuskegee Airmen." Tim Freed, Managing Editor. NOV. 10, 2017. https://www.orangeobserver.com/article/winter-park-war-hero-richard-hall-jr-served-with-the-tuskegee-airmen
* 2nd Lt. [[Richard W. Hall]]
* 2nd Lt. Jack D Holsclaw
* 2nd Lt. Jack D Holsclaw
* 2nd Lt. [[Daniel "Chappie" James Jr.]] listed as Daniel James Jr.
* 2nd Lt. [[Daniel "Chappie" James Jr.]] listed as Daniel James Jr.

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This is a chronological list of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes from 1942 to 1946.

The Tuskegee Airmen /tʌsˈkiːɡiː/[1] were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces. The name also applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, crew chiefs, nurses, cooks and other support personnel.

This list compiles all documented cadet pilot graduates who trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field, Moton Field, and other locations prior to the U.S. Air Force's deactivation of all-African American Air units.[2][3][4] There are 1007 documented Tuskegee Airmen Pilots.[5]

This list includes training in the Tuskegee Aviation Cadet School's three cadet programs:

  • Single-Engine Cadet Pilot Class (i.e. trained to fly Bell P-39 Airacobra, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, North American P-51 Mustang or similar single engine combat fighter aircraft);[6]
  • Twin-Engine Cadet Pilot Class (i.e. trained to fly the North American B-25 Mitchell,[7] or
  • Liaison Pilot Cadet Class (i.e. training to serve as liaison and service pilots).[8]

This list excludes:

  • Individuals in non-pilot, support operations.
  • Anyone who may have attended the Tuskegee Airmen cadet pilot program but failed to graduate. Such individuals were often pejoratively deemed as "washed out". Some "washed out" cadets were transferred to the 477th Bombardment Group, Tuskegee's "bomber boys".[9] The 477th comprised four squadrons of B-25 Mitchell bombers, stationed at Hondo Army Airfield in Texas.[10] This group did not see combat in World War II . On October 25, 1943, the inaugural group of "washed out" Tuskegee Airmen arrived at Hondo.[11]

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - March 6, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-42-C
Tuskegee Air Force Field
March 6, 1942

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - April 29, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-42-D
Tuskegee Air Force Field
April 29, 1942

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - May 20, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-42-E
Tuskegee Air Force Field
May 20, 1942

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - July 3, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-42-F
Tuskegee Air Force Field
July 3, 1942

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - August 5, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-42-G
Tuskegee Air Force Field
August 5, 1942

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - September 6, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-42-H
Tuskegee Air Force Field
September 6, 1942

  • 2nd Lt Samuel M. Bruce
  • 2nd Lt Richard C. Caesar
  • 2nd Lt Robert W. Deiz
  • 2nd Lt Joseph Elsberry listed as Joseph D. Elsberry
  • 2nd Lt Wilmore B. Leonard
  • 2nd Lt James L. McCullin
  • 2nd Lt John H. Morgan
  • 2nd Lt Henry B. Perry
  • 2nd Lt Edward L. Toppins

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - October 9, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-42-I
Tuskegee Air Force Field
October 9, 1942

  • 2nd Lt Nathaniel M. Hill
  • 2nd Lt Herman A. Lawson
  • 2nd Lt William T. Mattison
  • 2nd Lt Price D. Rice
  • 2nd Lt Andrew D. Turner

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - November 10, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-42-J
Tuskegee Air Force Field
November 10, 1942

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - December 13, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-42-K
Tuskegee Air Force Field
December 13, 1942

  • 2nd Lt Edward C. Gleed
  • 2nd Lt Milton T. Hall
  • 2nd Lt Wendell O. Pruitt
  • 2nd Lt Richard C. Pulliam
  • 2nd Lt Robert B. Tresville Jr.
  • 2nd Lt Peter C. Verwayne
  • 2nd Lt William H.Walker
  • 2nd Lt Romeo M. Williams

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - January 13, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-43-A
Tuskegee Air Force Field
January 13, 1943

  • 2nd Lt Andrew Maples Jr.
  • 2nd Lt George T. McCrumby
  • 2nd Lt Armour G. McDaniel
  • 2nd Lt Clinton B. Mills
  • 2nd Lt Charles R. Stanton
  • 2nd Lt Quitman C. Walker

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - February 16, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-43-B
Tuskegee Air Force Field
February 16, 1943

  • 2nd Lt Walter M. Downs
  • 2nd Lt Claude B. Govan
  • 2nd Lt William E. Griffin
  • 2nd Lt James R. Polkinghorne
  • 2nd Lt John H. Prowell
  • 2nd Lt Roy M. Spencer
  • 2nd Lt William H. Walker

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - March 25, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-43-C
Tuskegee Air Force Field
March 25, 1943

  • 2nd Lt. Clarence W. Allen
  • 2nd Lt. Leroy Bowman
  • 2nd Lt. Woodrow Crockett listed as Woodrow W. Crockett
  • 2nd Lt. Alfonza W. Davis
  • 2nd Lt. Lawrence Dickson listed as Lawrence E. Dickson
  • 2nd Lt. Alwayne M. Dunlap
  • 2nd Lt. Elmer A. Gordon
  • 2nd Lt. William M. Gordon
  • 2nd Lt. Clarence F. Jamerson
  • 2nd Lt. Walter L. McCreary
  • 2nd Lt. Pearlee E. Sanders
  • 2nd Lt. Wilmeth Sidat-Singh
  • 2nd Lt. Lloyd G. Singletary

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - April 29, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-43-D
Tuskegee Air Force Field
April 29, 1943

  • 2nd Lt. Paul Adams
  • 2nd Lt. Charles P. Bailey
  • 2nd Lt. James E. Brothers
  • 2nd Lt. James Y. Carter
  • 2nd Lt. Arnold W. Cisco
  • 2nd Lt. Wilson V. Eagleson
  • 2nd Lt. William J. Faulkner
  • 2nd Lt. Walter T. Foreman
  • 2nd Lt. Vernon V. Haywood
  • 2nd Lt. Heber C. Houston
  • 2nd Lt. Freddie E. Hutchins
  • 2nd Lt. Leonard M. Jackson
  • 2nd Lt. Sidney J. Mosley
  • 2nd Lt. Curtis C. Robinson
  • 2nd Lt. Harold E. Sawyer
  • 2nd Lt. Lewis C. Smith
  • 2nd Lt. Ulysses S. Taylor
  • 2nd Lt. Luke J. Weathers
  • 2nd Lt. Charles L. Williams

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - May 28, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-43-E
Tuskegee Air Force Field
May 28, 1943

  • 2nd Lt John F. Briggs
  • 2nd Lt Milton R Brooks
  • 2nd Lt Charles M. Bussey
  • 2nd Lt Spurgeon N. Ellington
  • 2nd Lt Maurice V. Esters
  • 2nd Lt Clemenceau M. Giving
  • 2nd Lt Joseph P. Gomer
  • 2nd Lt George E Gray
  • 2nd Lt John L. Hamilton
  • 2nd Lt Langdon E. Johnson
  • 2nd Lt Felix J. Kirkpatrick
  • 2nd Lt Albert H. Manning
  • 2nd Lt Oliver O. Miller
  • 2nd Lt Dempsey W. Morgan
  • 2nd Lt Harry A. Sheppard
  • 2nd Lt Luther H. Smith
  • 2nd Lt John J. Suggs
  • 2nd Lt James A. Walker

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - June 30, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-43-F
Tuskegee Air Force Field
June 30, 1943

  • 2nd Lt. Alexander, Robert R.
  • 2nd Lt. Bright, Alexander M.
  • 2nd Lt. Groves, Weldon K.
  • 2nd Lt. Charles McGee (Tuskegee Airman) listed as Charles E McGee
  • 2nd Lt. Herbert S Harris
  • 2nd Lt. Richard H. Harris
  • 2nd Lt. Milton R. Henry
  • 2nd Lt. Willie S. Hunter
  • 2nd Lt. Wilbert H. Johnson
  • 2nd Lt. Oscar A. Kenney
  • 2nd Lt. Lacy Hezekiah
  • 2nd Lt. Joe A. Lewis

Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Class - July 28, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class - Single Engine Section - SE-43-G
Tuskegee Air Force Field - July 28, 1943

  • 2nd Lt. Lee Archer
  • 2nd Lt. Harry L. Bailey
  • 2nd Lt. William Bartley (pilot)
  • Raymond Cassagnol
  • 2nd Lt. Samuel L. Curtis
  • 2nd Lt. John Daniels
  • 2nd Lt. William B. Ellis
  • 2nd Lt. William W., Jr. Green
  • 2nd Lt. George B. Greenlee Jr
  • 2nd Lt. Richard W. Hall (1LT Richard Walter “Dopey” Hall}. Not to be confused with DOTA Richard Hall, Chief Master SergeantCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
  • Flight Officer James O. Plinton Jr.
  • Flight Officer Charles W. Stephens
  • Flight Officer Robert Terry
  • 2nd Lt Archie Williams
  • Flight Officer Fred Witherspoon
  • Flight Officer James E. Wright

See also

References

  1. ^ See "Pronunciation of Tuskegee", thefreedictionary.com; retrieved 3 October 2010.
  2. ^ Tuskegee University. "List of Tuskegee Airmen." https://www.tuskegee.edu/support-tu/tuskegee-airmen/tuskegee-airmen-pilot-listing
  3. ^ Caf Rise Above. "Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Roster." https://cafriseabove.org/the-tuskegee-airmen/tuskegee-airmen-pilot-roster/ . This data derives from Caf Rise Above's research project compiling data from Tuskegee Airmen historians including the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
  4. ^ Black Knights - The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen, by Lynn M. Holman and Thomas Reilly.
  5. ^ "Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Roster". CAF Rise Above. CAF Rise Above. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Tuskegee Airmen Planes: Fighters and Bombers" History on the Net © 2000-2021, Salem Media. July 7, 2021 <https://www.historyonthenet.com/tuskegee-airmen-planes>
  7. ^ "Tuskegee Airmen Planes: Fighters and Bombers" History on the Net. © 2000-2021, Salem Media. July 7, 2021 <https://www.historyonthenet.com/tuskegee-airmen-planes>
  8. ^ The National WWII Museum at New Orleans. "INTERVIEW: The Tuskegee Airmen: An Interview with the Leading Authority." https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/tuskegee-airmen-interview-daniel-haulman
  9. ^ Lone Star Flight Museum. "Tuskegee Comes to Texas." https://www.lonestarflight.org/news/tuskegee-comes-to-texas/
  10. ^ Lone Star Flight Museum. "Tuskegee Comes to Texas." https://www.lonestarflight.org/news/tuskegee-comes-to-texas/
  11. ^ Lone Star Flight Museum. "Tuskegee Comes to Texas." https://www.lonestarflight.org/news/tuskegee-comes-to-texas/
  12. ^ (http://dlgmedia1-www.galib.uga.edu/data/funeral/pdfs/harris20080504.pdf
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