Tuskegee Airmen WWII Col. Charles McGee 409 combat missions SIGNED 4x6 PHOTO

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eBay This auction is for the following autographed 4×6 photograph: BIO: Colonel Charles McGee (Deceased lived to be 101 years old) WWII Tuskegee Airmen 1942-1945 flew 136 missions during WWII, Korea flew 100 missions with the 67th Fighter Bomb Squadron, Vietnam flew 173 missions with the 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. Legion of Merit, 3 DFC, Bronze Star, 26 Air Medals WWII Tuskegee Airman He holds an Air Force record of 409 fighter combat missions flown in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Brief history of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen: The Tuskegee Airmen was a group of African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) who fought in World War II. Officially, they formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces. The name also applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors and other support personnel for the pilots. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces. During World War II, black Americans in many U.S. states were still subject to the Jim Crow laws and the American military was racially segregated, as was much of the federal government. The Tuskegee Airmen were subjected to discrimination, both within and outside the army. All black military pilots who trained in the United States trained at Moton Field, the Tuskegee Army Air Field, and were educated at Tuskegee University, located near Tuskegee, Alabama. The 99th Pursuit Squadron (later, 99th Fighter Squadron) was the first black flying squadron, and the first to deploy overseas (to North Africa in April 1943, and later to Sicily and Italy). The 332nd Fighter Group, which originally included the 100th, 301st, and 302nd Fighter Squadrons, was the first black flying group. The group deployed to Italy in early 1944. In June 1944, the 332nd Fighter Group began flying heavy bomber escort missions. The 99th Fighter Squadron was initially equipped with Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter-bomber aircraft. The 332nd Fighter Group and its 100th, 301st and 302nd Fighter Squadrons were equipped for initial combat missions with Bell P-39 Airacobras (March 1944), later with Republic P-47 Thunderbolts (June–July 1944), and finally with the aircraft with which they became most commonly associated, the North American P-51 Mustang (July 1944). When the pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group painted the tails of their P-47s and later, P-51s, red, the nickname “Red Tails” was coined. The red markings that distinguished the Tuskegee Airmen included red bands on the noses of P-51s as well as a red rudder, the P-51B and D Mustangs flew with similar color schemes, with red propeller spinners, yellow wing bands and all-red tail surfaces. On 29 March 2007, the Tuskegee Airmen were collectively awarded a Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol rotunda. The medal is currently on display at the Smithsonian Institution.The airfield where the airmen trained is now the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. In all there were 992 Tuskegee pilots were trained in Tuskegee from 1941-1946. 355 were deployed overseas, and 84 lost their lives in accidents or combat. The toll included 68 pilots killed in action or accidents, 12 killed in training and non-combat missions and 32 captured as prisoners of war. The Tuskegee Airmen were credited by higher commands with the following accomplishments: Awards and decorations included: -96 Distinguished Flying Crosses to 95 Airmen; Captain William A. Campbell was awarded two. -14 Bronze Stars (4th highest military decoration) -744 Air Medals -1578 combat missions, 1267 for the Twelfth Air Force; 311 for the Fifteenth Air Force. -179 bomber escort missions, with a good record of protection, losing bombers on only seven missions and a total of only 27, compared to an average of 46 among other 15th Air Force P-51 groups. -112 enemy aircraft destroyed in the air, another 150 on the ground and 148 damaged -950 rail cars, trucks and other motor vehicles destroyed (over 600 rail cars). THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC HAND AUTOGRAPHED 4×6 PHOTOGRAPH. I ONLY SELL AUTHENTIC HAND AUTOGRAPHED MEMORABILIA. I do not sell reprints or facsimile autographs. When you bid on my items you will receive the real deal authentic hand autographed items. You will receive the same signed photograph that is pictured in the scan. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me. PLEASE NOTE this 4×6 photograph was printed and then autographed post war. I combine S&H when multiple items are purchased. I ship items internationally the price for international S&H varies by country. I currently have other rare autographed military and historical signed items available. Please take a look at my other auctions of rare military and historical autographed items. .

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