Tuskegee Airmen Salute Truman, p.16
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Tuskegee Airmen Salute Truman, p.16
Description
"Detroit (UPI) – A contingent from the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first black fighter squadron from World War II, participated in Fourth of July observances at the Harry S. Truman library and museum.
Chauncy Spencer of Highland Park, one of the first black airmen, said the group wanted to honor the late President because “It happened to be Truman who made the effort to include Blacks in the Air Force.”
“He promised support and he supported us all the way through. It was Truman who gave the unit its citation.”
When Truman was a senator from Missouri, he helped pass legislation to provide pilot training for blacks under the civilian pilot training program.
During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen, who took their name from the Alabama camp where they trained in segregated quarters, was awarded a presidential unit citation for destroying 82 enemy aircrafts in one day.
“These are men who had to fight their way out of America to fight for America,” Spencer said.
Alumni of the unit from throughout the nation were in Independence, Mo., for the special observance honoring Truman."
Chauncy Spencer of Highland Park, one of the first black airmen, said the group wanted to honor the late President because “It happened to be Truman who made the effort to include Blacks in the Air Force.”
“He promised support and he supported us all the way through. It was Truman who gave the unit its citation.”
When Truman was a senator from Missouri, he helped pass legislation to provide pilot training for blacks under the civilian pilot training program.
During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen, who took their name from the Alabama camp where they trained in segregated quarters, was awarded a presidential unit citation for destroying 82 enemy aircrafts in one day.
“These are men who had to fight their way out of America to fight for America,” Spencer said.
Alumni of the unit from throughout the nation were in Independence, Mo., for the special observance honoring Truman."
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Baltimore Afro-American
Date
1973-7-14
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N/A, “Tuskegee Airmen Salute Truman, p.16,” African American Fourth of July, accessed May 3, 2024, https://africanamerican4th.omeka.net/items/show/110.