Tuskegee Airmen

Tuskegee Airmen

United States Army officer, From Tuskegee, Alabama, 332nd Fighter Group, UnitedStatesArmyAirForces, US Army Air Corps, Black history in the United States military
The Tuskegee Airmen was the popular name of a group of African American pilots who flew with distinction during World War II as the 332nd Fighter...
Jimmy Doolittle

Jimmy Doolittle

male, deceased (1993)
united states air force, World War II, General, UnitedStatesArmyAirForces, Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath, Harmon Trophy winner…Air Force Medal of Honor recipient, United States Army general, instructor in the United States, Air Service Mechanical School, Central Air Corps
General James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle, Sc.D. USAF (December 14 1896 - September 27 1993) was an American aviation pioneer. Doolittle served with...
Ira C. Eaker

Ira C. Eaker

male, deceased (1987)
aerospace industry, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, newspaper, KBE, kcb, Lieutenant General…United States Army, UnitedStatesArmyAirForces, Eighth Air Force, Regular Army, army reserve
Lieutenant General Ira Clarence Eaker KCB KBE (April 13, 1896 - August 6, 1987) was a general of the United States Army Air Forces during World War...
George Kenney

George Kenney

male, deceased (1977)
American military personnel of World War II, American military, World War I, ALLIED, Recipient of the Purple Heart medal, Recipient of US Distinguished Service Cross…United States Air Force general, UnitedStatesArmyAirForces, Strategic Air Command, United States Army general
George Churchill Kenney (August 6, 1889 - August 9, 1977) was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II. He was commander of the...
Richard Bong

Richard Bong

male, deceased (1945)
Plane crash victim, Recipient of the Silver Star medal, American, World War II, World War II flying ace, Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross…United States Army officer, UnitedStatesArmyAirForces, Air Force Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Army Air Forces, air ace
Richard "Dick" Ira Bong (September 24, 1920 - August 6, 1945) is the United States' highest-scoring air ace, having shot down 40 Japanese aircraft...
Lewis H. Brereton

Lewis H. Brereton

male, deceased (1967)
World War I, American military, Recipient of Distinguished Service Medal, second world war, World War II, American…United States Naval Academy graduate, UnitedStatesArmyAirForces, United States Army general
Lewis Hyde Brereton was a military aviation pioneer and United States Army Air Forces general in the Second World War. He was born on June 21, 1890...
Robert Lee Scott Jr.

Robert Lee Scott Jr.

male, deceased (2006)
American military personnel of World War II, Distinguished Eagle Scout, hump, World War II flying ace, Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross, Eagle Scout…united states air force, United States Air Force general, UnitedStatesArmyAirForces, Kelly Air Force Base, air mail
Robert Lee Scott Jr. was an officer in the United States Air Force. Scott is best known for his autobiography "God is My Co-Pilot" about his...
Theodore von Kármán

Theodore von Kármán

male, deceased (1963)
Early spaceflight scientist, Astronautics, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal for Merit recipient, naturalized citizen of the United States, hungarian…Austro-Hungarian Army, UnitedStatesArmyAirForces
Theodore von Kármán (Szőllőskislaki Kármán Tódor was a Hungarian-American engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronau...
George Brett

George Brett

male, deceased (1963)
American military personnel of World War II, American, silver star, Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross, distinguished flying cross, distinguished service medal…United States Army general, UnitedStatesArmyAirForces
George Howard Brett, (February 7, 1886 - 1963), was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II and was, for a short period, deputy...
Ted W. Lawson

Ted W. Lawson

male, deceased (1992)
American military personnel of World War II, world war ii veteran, Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross, Amputee, Recipient of the Purple Heart medal, United States Army officer…UnitedStatesArmyAirForces
Ted W. Lawson, 0-399540, Major, United States Army Air Forces, born March 7, 1917, died January 19, 1992. Lawson was born in Fresno, California and...