The Last Tuskegee Airman Gone West

[Ray Tackett]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lt-col-george-hardy-tuskegee-airmen-world-war-ii-pilots-dies-100-rcna234028

I had the honor of meeting three of them and sitting down to lunch with them years ago. Glad I did that in time.

[Terry Carraway]

I met several of them in the food line at an Air Show at KFDK. I was there with the T-34. Due to late contact, no room, but close enough wife could drive out, and they gave her free entrance and allowed her to eat with the show pilots/workers/special guests. So we are in line and one of the organizers asked if these gentlemen could cut in front of up. Turned at it was about 5 of Tuskegee Airmen. They were special guests for the tour of the P-51B that had just returned to flying.

We said of course they could. And enjoyed chatting with them in line. Wonderful guys.

[A. Niemyer]

There were several who settled in the Oakland, CA area when I was based at NAS Alameda. They'd come over to the O'Club on Fridays for Happy Hours. They'd drink and roll the dice with us at the bar on many a happy occasion.