Tuskegee Airmen Waving On Gangway
by Bettmann
Title
Tuskegee Airmen Waving On Gangway
Artist
Bettmann
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Seven New York and New Jersey servicemen from the 16 member 99th Pursuit Squadron arrive at La Guardia aboard a Trans-Atlantic ATC plane. The Squadron was the first all African American combat unit activated as a part of the 15th Air Force in Italy. (L-R) Sgt. Leon W. Coles, John H. Turner, Sgt. Robert T. Howard, Leonard R. Brewer, Sgt. Charles Davis, Sgt. Charles D. Hensley, and Sgt. Julius C. Lovett.
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May 18th, 2020
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