Ulitzer95 12,843 Posted February 9, 2023 On 23/06/2022 at 18:01, Ulitzer95 said: There are now 10 Tuskegee Airmen survivors from WWII with Wiki pages: James Clayton Flowers (b. 1915, wiki) Raymond Cassagnol (b. 1920, wiki) Thomas Franklin Vaughns (b. 1920, wiki) James H. Harvey (b. 1923, wiki) Harold Brown (b. 1924, wiki) Harry Stewart Jr. (b. 1924, wiki) George Hardy (b. 1925, wiki) Carl C. Johnson (b. 1926, wiki) Gene Derricotte (b. 1926, wiki) Oscar Lawton Wilkerson (b. 1926, wiki) Oscar Lawton Wilkerson died yesterday, one day before his 97th birthday. Death notice from his local church on Facebook. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,462 Posted April 1, 2023 On 23/06/2022 at 19:01, Ulitzer95 said: Frequently mentioned in this thread and elsewhere... Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson (wiki), dead at 100 according to various pages on Facebook, e.g. here, here and here. A pick in the centenarians deadpool... There are now 10 Tuskegee Airmen survivors from WWII with Wiki pages: James Clayton Flowers (b. 1915, wiki) Raymond Cassagnol (b. 1920, wiki) Thomas Franklin Vaughns (b. 1920, wiki) James H. Harvey (b. 1923, wiki) Harold Brown (b. 1924, wiki) Harry Stewart Jr. (b. 1924, wiki) George Hardy (b. 1925, wiki) Carl C. Johnson (b. 1926, wiki) Gene Derricotte (b. 1926, wiki) Oscar Lawton Wilkerson (b. 1926, wiki) Gene Derricotte dead at 96 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,385 Posted May 14, 2023 Henry Polite, who served as a crew chief and an engineer with the Tuskegee Airman and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 2007, has died. He was 96. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/henry-polite-one-of-the-last-remaining-tuskegee-airmen-dies/3150637/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted May 14, 2023 1 hour ago, alt obits guy said: Henry Polite, who served as a crew chief and an engineer with the Tuskegee Airman and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 2007, has died. He was 96. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/henry-polite-one-of-the-last-remaining-tuskegee-airmen-dies/3150637/ Not on Ulitzer’s ‘list’. Someone cue Alan King: “Henry Polite (96) left behind his wife…” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 458 Posted May 14, 2023 26 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: Not on Ulitzer’s ‘list’. Someone cue Alan King: “Henry Polite (96) left behind his wife…” It is rather obvious when you look at @Ulitzer95’s list that it is only of airmen with wiki pages. Please try to keep up. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,182 Posted June 30, 2023 On 23/06/2022 at 18:01, Ulitzer95 said: Frequently mentioned in this thread and elsewhere... Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson (wiki), dead at 100 according to various pages on Facebook, e.g. here, here and here. A pick in the centenarians deadpool... There are now 10 Tuskegee Airmen survivors from WWII with Wiki pages: James Clayton Flowers (b. 1915, wiki) Raymond Cassagnol (b. 1920, wiki) Thomas Franklin Vaughns (b. 1920, wiki) James H. Harvey (b. 1923, wiki) Harold Brown (b. 1924, wiki) Harry Stewart Jr. (b. 1924, wiki) George Hardy (b. 1925, wiki) Carl C. Johnson (b. 1926, wiki) Gene Derricotte (b. 1926, wiki) Oscar Lawton Wilkerson (b. 1926, wiki) Raymond Cassagnol dead at 102 and straight to Mail obit: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-12252703/Tuskegee-Airman-Raymond-Cassagnol-dies-102.html 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,385 Posted July 20, 2023 Homer Hogues, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen who served in the US military as an airplane mechanic and attained the enlisted rank of staff sergeant, died June 27th. He was 96. Hogues' death came two days after that of his wife. https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/30/us/tuskegee-airmen-homer-hogues-death/index.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted July 20, 2023 9 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Homer Hogues, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen who served in the US military as an airplane mechanic and attained the enlisted rank of staff sergeant, died June 27th. He was 96. Hogues' death came two days after that of his wife. https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/30/us/tuskegee-airmen-homer-hogues-death/index.html At least he had TWO days in peace. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,843 Posted October 7, 2023 On 23/06/2022 at 18:01, Ulitzer95 said: Frequently mentioned in this thread and elsewhere... Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson (wiki), dead at 100 according to various pages on Facebook, e.g. here, here and here. A pick in the centenarians deadpool... There are now 10 Tuskegee Airmen survivors from WWII with Wiki pages: James Clayton Flowers (b. 1915, wiki) Raymond Cassagnol (b. 1920, wiki) Thomas Franklin Vaughns (b. 1920, wiki) James H. Harvey (b. 1923, wiki) Harold Brown (b. 1924, wiki) Harry Stewart Jr. (b. 1924, wiki) George Hardy (b. 1925, wiki) Carl C. Johnson (b. 1926, wiki) Gene Derricotte (b. 1926, wiki) Oscar Lawton Wilkerson (b. 1926, wiki) Carl C. Johnson dead at 97. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,385 Posted February 1 Herbert Thorpe, a Tuskegee Airman and Rome, New York community leader Herbert Thorpe, has died. He was 101. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/rome-mourns-the-loss-of-tuskegee-airman-and-community-leader-herbert-thorpe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,385 Posted February 1 Sarah Plummer, a resident of Smyrna, Georgia and documented original Tuskegee Airman, died in December. She was 101. https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/sarah-plummer-tuskegee-airman-smyrna-resident-dies-101/85-79484c95-6d8b-45cc-bfd2-e744fcc4c049 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted February 3 On 31/01/2024 at 22:15, alt obits guy said: Sarah Plummer, a resident of Smyrna, Georgia and documented original Tuskegee Airman, died in December. She was 101. https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/sarah-plummer-tuskegee-airman-smyrna-resident-dies-101/85-79484c95-6d8b-45cc-bfd2-e744fcc4c049 She was identifying as an airman. ’According to a release, Plummer was a flight recording operator at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, recording flight training hours for the Tuskegee pilots.’ Meaning she literally was not a Tuskegee Airman. She was a statistician/secretary/Girl Friday. Documented! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,385 Posted August 16 Colonel Lloyd B. McKeethen, one of the last known living Tuskegee Airmen in North Texas, has died. He was 98. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/black-history/last-known-tuskegee-airman-lloyd-mckeethen-in-north-texas-dies-at-98/287-800d0656-9ace-4c85-a567-da8ca79a7f49 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,385 Posted September 6 Sergeant Victor Butler, the last surviving Tuskegee Airman in Rhode Island, has died. He was 102. Butler had battled pneumonia the past two months. https://midmichigannow.com/news/nation-world/rhode-islands-last-surviving-tuskegee-airman-victor-butler-dies-at-102-southern-new-england-massachuetts-north-providence-august-29-2024 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,385 Posted 3 hours ago Roscoe Draper, the "oldest living" Tuskegee Airman, has died. He was 105. Draper died October 31st. https://www.phillytrib.com/obituaries/roscoe-d-draper-last-living-tuskegee-airmen-flight-instructor-dies-at-105/article_a502545b-dfd3-5638-9eda-46c03780a59b.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
