Tuskegee Airmen Memorial

Dr. Christopher Koontz, Historian, AFHSO. “Those air crew and ground crew personnel associated with black flying units of the Army Air Forces (AAF) during World War II are known as the Tuskegee Airmen. On 16 January 1941, Secretary of the Army Henry L. Stimson authorized the formation of a black pursuit squadron. The 99th PursuitContinue reading “Tuskegee Airmen Memorial”