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Weathers attended [[Memphis, Tennessee]]’s Booker T. Washington high school, where he was the star [[quarterback]] on its [[football]] team. After graduating from Washington in 1939, Weathers attended [[Xavier University]] in New Orleans from 1939 to 1942.<ref> Our Memphis History. "Luke Weathers." https://ourmemphishistory.com/luke-weathers/ </ref> He later transferred to [[Lane College]] where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biology.<ref> The Grio. “Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr: Tuskegee airman buried at Arlington.” TheGrio Staff. Jan 20, 2012. https://thegrio.com/2012/01/20/lt-col-luke-weathers-jr-tuskegee-airman-buried-at-arlington/ </ref>
Weathers attended [[Memphis, Tennessee]]’s Booker T. Washington high school, where he was the star [[quarterback]] on its [[football]] team. After graduating from Washington in 1939, Weathers attended [[Xavier University]] in New Orleans from 1939 to 1942.<ref> Our Memphis History. "Luke Weathers." https://ourmemphishistory.com/luke-weathers/ </ref> He later transferred to [[Lane College]] where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biology.<ref> The Grio. “Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr: Tuskegee airman buried at Arlington.” TheGrio Staff. Jan 20, 2012. https://thegrio.com/2012/01/20/lt-col-luke-weathers-jr-tuskegee-airman-buried-at-arlington/ </ref>


At his “Carl J. Weathers Jr.” parade in June 1947, Weathers met LaVerne Nailling.<ref> CAF Rise Above. “Luke Weathers Jr.” https://cafriseabove.org/luke-weathers-jr/ </ref> On July 13, 1947, they married at [[Memphis, Tennessee]]’s [[St. Therese-Little Flowers]] Catholic Church. Their ceremony was photographed by [[Ernest Withers]], one of the most prolific civil rights movement photographers besides [[Gordon Parks]].<ref> Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614 </ref>
At his “Carl J. Weathers Jr.” parade in June 1947, Weathers met LaVerne Nailling (November 20, 1925 - February 26, 1999).<ref> CAF Rise Above. “Luke Weathers Jr.” https://cafriseabove.org/luke-weathers-jr/ </ref> On July 13, 1947, they married at [[Memphis, Tennessee]]’s [[St. Therese-Little Flowers]] Catholic Church. Their ceremony was photographed by [[Ernest Withers]], one of the most prolific civil rights movement photographers besides [[Gordon Parks]].<ref> Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614 </ref> Weathers and LeVerna had five children.<ref> Our Memphis History. "Luke Weathers." https://ourmemphishistory.com/luke-weathers/ </ref> He later transferred to [[Lane College]] where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biology.<ref>


On February 14, 1995, Weathers married his 2nd wife, Jacqueline Weathers. They remained married until Weathers' passing in 2011.<ref> Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614 </ref>
On February 14, 1995, Weathers married his 2nd wife, Jacqueline Weathers. They remained married until Weathers' passing in 2011.<ref> Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614 </ref>
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==Post-Military Career, Historic Air Traffic Controller Career==
==Post-Military Career, Historic Air Traffic Controller Career==
Weathers joined the Federal Aviation Administration, becoming the first African American [[air traffic controller]], working at his hometown [[Memphis, Tennessee]] airport in 1965.<ref> Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614 </ref><CAF Rise Above. “Poster Signed By LTC Luke J. Weathers.” https://cafriseabove.org/artifact/poster-signed-by-ltc-luke-j-weathers/ </ref> Weathers also worked as an air traffic controller in [[Anchorage, Alaska]], [[Galena, Alabama]], [[Nashville, Tennessee]], [[Atlanta, Georgia]] and [[Washington, D.C.]]
After leaving the military, Weathers worked for the [[Phillip Morris Company]] and the [[Royal Crown Company]].<ref> Our Memphis History. "Luke Weathers." https://ourmemphishistory.com/luke-weathers/ </ref> He later transferred to [[Lane College]] where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biology.<ref> In the 1960s, Weathers joined the Federal Aviation Administration, becoming the first African American [[air traffic controller]], working at his hometown [[Memphis, Tennessee]] airport in 1965.<ref> Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614 </ref><CAF Rise Above. “Poster Signed By LTC Luke J. Weathers.” https://cafriseabove.org/artifact/poster-signed-by-ltc-luke-j-weathers/ </ref> Weathers also worked as an air traffic controller in [[Anchorage, Alaska]], [[Galena, Alabama]], [[Nashville, Tennessee]], [[Atlanta, Georgia]] and [[Washington, D.C.]]


He also owned a coin-operated laundry, a flight school, and a vocational rehabilitation program for veterans.<ref> The Grio. “Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr: Tuskegee airman buried at Arlington.” TheGrio Staff. Jan 20, 2012. https://thegrio.com/2012/01/20/lt-col-luke-weathers-jr-tuskegee-airman-buried-at-arlington/ </ref>
He also owned a coin-operated laundry, a flight school, and a vocational rehabilitation program for veterans.<ref> The Grio. “Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr: Tuskegee airman buried at Arlington.” TheGrio Staff. Jan 20, 2012. https://thegrio.com/2012/01/20/lt-col-luke-weathers-jr-tuskegee-airman-buried-at-arlington/ </ref>

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Luke J. Weathers Jr.
Born
Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr.

December 16, 1920
Grenada, Mississippi, US
DiedFebruary 9, 1984(1984-02-09) (aged 62)
Tucson, Arizona, US
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Alma materXavier University, Lane College
Occupations
  • Military officer
  • fighter pilot
Years active1943–1985

Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., (December 16, 1920 – October 15, 2011) was a U.S. Army Air Force officer, historic African American air traffic controller and prolific World War II combat fighter pilot with the prodigious 332nd Fighter Group, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen, "Red Tails," or “Schwartze Vogelmenschen” ("Black Birdmen") among enemy German pilots.[1]

One of the most high-profile Tuskegee Airmen, Weathers earned a Distinguished Flying Cross with seven clusters and Purple Heart for his aerial heroics vigorously defending and escorting a damaged U.S. Army Air Corps B-24 Liberator bomber against 8 enemy Nazi German Messerschmitt 109s on November 22, 1944, shooting down two Messerschmitt 109s [2]<CAF Rise Above. “Poster Signed By LTC Luke J. Weathers.” https://cafriseabove.org/artifact/poster-signed-by-ltc-luke-j-weathers/ </ref> In 2004, The Pentagon unveiled a portrait of Weathers escorting the damaged U.S. Army Air Corps B-24 Liberator bomber to safety during World War II. [3]

On June 25, 1945, the City of Memphis, Tennessee and 22,000 people honored Weathers with a “Luke Weathers Day” parade on Memphis’ famous Beale Street and a key to the city, the first ever parade for an African American in the American South.[4] Weathers is also known for raising thousands of dollars through a famous war bond campaign to finance Pinnacle Airlines’ B-24 Liberator aircraft. Pinnacle Airlines named “The Spirit of Beale Street” in honor of Weathers and the Memphis community.[5]

In 1960, Weathers became the first ever African American Air Traffic Controller, working at his hometown Memphis International Airport.<CAF Rise Above. “Poster Signed By LTC Luke J. Weathers.” https://cafriseabove.org/artifact/poster-signed-by-ltc-luke-j-weathers/ </ref>[6]

Weathers was interred at Arlington National Cemetery the same day that the Tuskegee Airmen-themed major motion picture, Red Tails, opened in theaters nationwide. [7]

Early Life

Weathers was born on December 16, 1920, in Grenada, Mississippi.[8] He was the son of Luke Joseph Weathers Sr., a mixed race African American, and Jessie Weathers.[9] The family later moved to Memphis, Tennessee where both parents worked in a grocery store.[10]

Weathers attended Memphis, Tennessee’s Booker T. Washington high school, where he was the star quarterback on its football team. After graduating from Washington in 1939, Weathers attended Xavier University in New Orleans from 1939 to 1942.[11] He later transferred to Lane College where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biology.[12]

At his “Carl J. Weathers Jr.” parade in June 1947, Weathers met LaVerne Nailling (November 20, 1925 - February 26, 1999).[13] On July 13, 1947, they married at Memphis, Tennessee’s St. Therese-Little Flowers Catholic Church. Their ceremony was photographed by Ernest Withers, one of the most prolific civil rights movement photographers besides Gordon Parks.[14] Weathers and LeVerna had five children.[15] He later transferred to Lane College where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biology.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Military Service, Tuskegee Airmen, Heroics

After college, Weathers returned home to Memphis, Tennessee where he made a formal appointment to meet with his mother’s employer, Memphis, Tennessee’s infamous Democratic political boss E.H. Crump (October 2, 1874 – October 16, 1954) (“Boss” Crump), the most dominant political force in Memphis for most of the early 20th century.[16][17] Weathers wished to discuss with Boss Crump an article Weathers read in an African American newspaper advertising the U.S. Army Air Corps’ newly-minted aviation cadet training program in Tuskegee, Alabama. Incredulous, Boss Crump immediately called President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt and, frequently referring to Weathers with the pejorative N-Word, sponsored Weathers for the aviation program.[18]

On April 29, 1943, Weathers graduated as a member of the Single Engine Section Cadet Class SE-43-D, receiving his silver wings and commission as a 2nd Lieutenant.[19]

Weathers earned a Distinguished Flying Cross with seven clusters and Purple Heart for his aerial heroics vigorously defending and escorting a damaged U.S. Army Air Corps B-24 Liberator bomber against 8 enemy Nazi German Messerschmitt 109s on November 22, 1944, shooting down two Messerschmitt 109s [20]

During one bombing mission, Weathers flew so close to the ground that he almost inadvertently dropped his entire bomb payload on a wedding. He pulled his plane up after noticing a distressing look on the bride’s face.[21]

After the end of World War II in Europe, the U.S. Army Air Corps transferred Weathers, newly promoted to Captain, to Tuskegee where he served as a flight instructor.[22] On VE Day on August 18, 1945, Weathers introduced Colonel (and later General) Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Weathers’ former commanding officer, during a special ceremony celebrating Japan's unconditional surrender in the Pacific.[23]

For his heroics in World War II, the City of Memphis, Tennessee and 22,000 people on June 25, 1945 honored Weathers with a key to the city, a “Luke J. Weathers Day” parade and official dance on Memphis’ famous Beale Street and a key to the city, an honor never previously given to an African American in Memphis.[24][25][26] Guests included Weathers’ parents, Jessie Weathers and Luke Weathers Sr.,, and Weathers’ uncle William.[27]

In 1985, Weathers retired as a full-bird Colonel from the U.S. military.[28]

Unit Assignments

  • 1944–1945, 332nd Fighter Group[29]

Combat and Non-Combat Operations

  • 1942–1945, World War II[30]
  • 1944–1944, WWII - European Theater of Operations/Anzio Campaign (1944)[31]
  • 1945–1945, WWII - European Theater of Operations/North Apennines Campaign (1944-45)[32]

Honors

Post-Military Career, Historic Air Traffic Controller Career

After leaving the military, Weathers worked for the Phillip Morris Company and the Royal Crown Company.[37] He later transferred to Lane College where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biology.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).<CAF Rise Above. “Poster Signed By LTC Luke J. Weathers.” https://cafriseabove.org/artifact/poster-signed-by-ltc-luke-j-weathers/ </ref> Weathers also worked as an air traffic controller in Anchorage, Alaska, Galena, Alabama, Nashville, Tennessee, Atlanta, Georgia and Washington, D.C.

He also owned a coin-operated laundry, a flight school, and a vocational rehabilitation program for veterans.[38]

Weathers later moved to Tucson, Arizona to be closer to his grandchildren.

Death, George Lucas' Red Tails

On October 15, 2011, Weathers passed away of pneumonia iin Tucson, Arizona.[39] He was 90 years old.[40] He was 90 years old. His funeral was held at Memphis, Tennesee’s St. Therese-Little Flower, the church he and his first wife LaVerne integrated in 1963.[41]

On January 20, 2012, Weathers was interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Plot Section 64 Site 64-2.[42] Against the backdrop of the Pentagon and a four-jet flyover by the 113th Wing of the D.C. Capital Guardians in “missing man” F-16 jet formation, an US Air Force honor guard and white horse-drawn carriage carried Weathers’ flag-draped casket amid a 21-gun salute and the playing of “Taps.”[43][44]

Famed movie producer and director George Lucas’ Tuskegee Airmen-themed major motion picture, Red Tails, opened in theaters nationwide the same day Weathers was interred. [45] [46] [47][48]


See also

References

  1. ^ "Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Roster". CAF Rise Above. CAF Rise Above. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614
  3. ^ Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614
  4. ^ Memphis & Shelby County Room. “Luke J. Weathers, Jr..” NOVEMBER 8, 2014. https://memphisroom.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/luke-j-weathers-jr/
  5. ^ Memphis & Shelby County Room. “Luke J. Weathers, Jr..” NOVEMBER 8, 2014. https://memphisroom.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/luke-j-weathers-jr/
  6. ^ Memphis & Shelby County Room. “Luke J. Weathers, Jr..” NOVEMBER 8, 2014. https://memphisroom.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/luke-j-weathers-jr/
  7. ^ Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614
  8. ^ CAF Rise Above. “Luke Weathers Jr.” https://cafriseabove.org/luke-weathers-jr/
  9. ^ Dig Memphis: The Digital Archive of Memphis Public Libraries. “Family on Luke Weathers Day.” https://memphislibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p13039coll5/id/2124/rec/2
  10. ^ CAF Rise Above. “Luke Weathers Jr.” https://cafriseabove.org/luke-weathers-jr/
  11. ^ Our Memphis History. "Luke Weathers." https://ourmemphishistory.com/luke-weathers/
  12. ^ The Grio. “Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr: Tuskegee airman buried at Arlington.” TheGrio Staff. Jan 20, 2012. https://thegrio.com/2012/01/20/lt-col-luke-weathers-jr-tuskegee-airman-buried-at-arlington/
  13. ^ CAF Rise Above. “Luke Weathers Jr.” https://cafriseabove.org/luke-weathers-jr/
  14. ^ Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614
  15. ^ Our Memphis History. "Luke Weathers." https://ourmemphishistory.com/luke-weathers/
  16. ^ The Daily Mail. “Tuskegee airman buried in Arlington on day his remarkable story as a WWII fighter is played out in movie theaters across the country .” https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089635/Red-Tails-Tuskegee-airman-Luke-Weathers-Jr-buried-Arlington.html
  17. ^ Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614
  18. ^ Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614
  21. ^ Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614
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  23. ^ Digital Public Library of America. “Captain Luke J. Weathers and Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.” https://dp.la/item/225ee40441d147c0f21535a2c5b54b28
  24. ^ CAF Rise Above. “Luke Weathers Jr.” https://cafriseabove.org/luke-weathers-jr/
  25. ^ Memphis & Shelby County Room. “Luke J. Weathers, Jr..” NOVEMBER 8, 2014. https://memphisroom.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/luke-j-weathers-jr/
  26. ^ Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614
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  28. ^ CAF Rise Above. “Luke Weathers Jr.” https://cafriseabove.org/luke-weathers-jr/
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  30. ^ Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614
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  44. ^ The Grio. “Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr: Tuskegee airman buried at Arlington.” TheGrio Staff. Jan 20, 2012. https://thegrio.com/2012/01/20/lt-col-luke-weathers-jr-tuskegee-airman-buried-at-arlington/
  45. ^ The Daily Mail. “Tuskegee airman buried in Arlington on day his remarkable story as a WWII fighter is played out in movie theaters across the country .” https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089635/Red-Tails-Tuskegee-airman-Luke-Weathers-Jr-buried-Arlington.html
  46. ^ The Grio. “Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr: Tuskegee airman buried at Arlington.” TheGrio Staff. Jan 20, 2012. https://thegrio.com/2012/01/20/lt-col-luke-weathers-jr-tuskegee-airman-buried-at-arlington/
  47. ^ Together We Served. “Roll of Honor - U.S. Air Force - Deceased -Weathers, Luke Joseph, Jr., Lt Col, USAAF Veteran.” https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=161614
  48. ^ The Daily Mail. “Tuskegee airman buried in Arlington on day his remarkable story as a WWII fighter is played out in movie theaters across the country .” https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089635/Red-Tails-Tuskegee-airman-Luke-Weathers-Jr-buried-Arlington.html
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