Lt. j.g. Ralph Cornelius Dupont, whose remains were identified in June, will be laid to rest with full military honors. He served in Fighter Squadron 18 (VF-18).
George E. Hardy was the youngest Red Tail fighter pilot at 19 years old and completed 21 missions across Europe during World ...
Unadilla native Charles Speight — a man who served as a Navy fighter pilot in World War II — died on Monday at 103 years old.
Lt. Col. George Hardy enlisted in the Air Force in 1944 and was the youngest Red Tail fighter pilot to fly a combat sortie over Europe.
Prior to WWII, Black Americans were not allowed to serve in the Air Force. But in 1941, the Tuskegee Airmen unit was established by the U.S. Army Air Corps.