Posted on Nov 19, 2015
One of last original Tuskegee Airmen instructors dies at 96
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Did you Know that One of last original Tuskegee Airmen instructors dies at 96?
Did you Know that One of last original Tuskegee Airmen instructors dies at 96?
Another Great Veteran Gone - RIP
Milton Pitts Crenchaw, a flight instructor who trained the Tuskegee Airmen - the first African-Americans to fly combat airplanes in World War II - has died in Georgia. He was 96.
Crenchaw died Tuesday at Piedmont Henry Hospital near Atlanta after battling cardiovascular disease and pneumonia, said his daughter, Dolores Singleton.
A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Crenchaw was among the last surviving instructors of the Tuskegee Airmen, Singleton said. He was among the original flight instructors in the program that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wanted to train black pilots for war, she added.
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/one-of-last-original-tuskegee-airmen-instructors-dies-at-96-1.379515
Did you Know that One of last original Tuskegee Airmen instructors dies at 96?
Another Great Veteran Gone - RIP
Milton Pitts Crenchaw, a flight instructor who trained the Tuskegee Airmen - the first African-Americans to fly combat airplanes in World War II - has died in Georgia. He was 96.
Crenchaw died Tuesday at Piedmont Henry Hospital near Atlanta after battling cardiovascular disease and pneumonia, said his daughter, Dolores Singleton.
A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Crenchaw was among the last surviving instructors of the Tuskegee Airmen, Singleton said. He was among the original flight instructors in the program that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wanted to train black pilots for war, she added.
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/one-of-last-original-tuskegee-airmen-instructors-dies-at-96-1.379515
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs I read this yesterday in the Armytimes. What a legend, especially given first account details of the movie(Red Tails). RIP.
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Yes. It has been my distinct privilege to meet many of these exceptionally corageous men over the years, and it saddens me that they will all soon be gone. It is my sincere hope that we always remember their accomplishemnts on and off the battlefield for they helped make our nation a better place for all. Rest In Peace.
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