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Chief Anderson left an indelible mark in history. In March
black, four-star General in the USAF. Another, Norris Connally,
while in his junior year at Morehouse, received such high marks
on the Army Air Corps exam, he was assigned the temporary
Atlanta universities (Clark, Morris Brown, and Morehouse) who
were sent to Chanute Field for training.
pilots.
Air Corps to shoot down an enemy aircraft in combat. Among the
awards presented him, was a coveted bottle of Coca Cola by his
squadron. The next year, the 99th was joined by three additional
all-black Fighter Squadrons that had trained at Tuskegee (100th,
301st, and 302nd). Together, the four squadrons comprised the
332nd Fighter Group (332nd).
Black female workers joined the war effort and helped the men at the
Tuskegee Army Air Field during WWII. (Photo courtesy of Sunnye
Simpson)
F, includes
Charles B. Hall
and Herbert E.
Carter. (Photo
Courtesy of
Moton Field
Archives)
Haitian cadets in training
at Tuskegee Army Air
Field (L to R): Raymond
Cassagnol, Alix Pasquet,
and Phillippe Celestin.