On February 19,1942, the 100th Fighter Squadron was activated in the 332 Fighter Group which is better known as The Tuskegee Airmen.
The 100th Fighter Squadron was the second African American combat unit of the Tuskegee Airmen and The Army Air Force, the first was the 99th which was activated on March 22,1941.
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Colored soldiers to fly during World War 2, these soldiers fought valiantly in the war even when many doubted their flying capabilities.
The Tuskegee Airmen not only could they fly, but they were as good as any of America's pilots during the war. The Tuskegee Airmen whose chief role was to protect Large Bombers from German Fighter planes participated in over 15,000 sorties from May 1943 to June 1945.
Approximately 1000 pilots were trained at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
Currently, it's about 10 documented Tuskegee Airmen that are still living.
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