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African American Veterans of WWII 
Revisiting the iconic Tuskegee Airmen

In 1941, amidst a segregated military and a country divided by Jim Crow laws, the first African-American fighter pilots were commissioned to aid the defense of bombers in war-torn Europe. Known as the Tuskegee Airmen, these brave and sometimes forgotten patriots fought skillfully to save lives by protecting Allied bombers from enemy fighters.

Revisit the exceptional story of the Tuskegee Airmen through these first-person accounts:

Tuskegee Airmen Continue to Share Bonds of Brotherhood Tuskegee Airmen Continue to Share Bonds of Brotherhood

Tuskegee Airmen are famous for their role in integrating the military. What is less well known is that before they trained in Alabama, more than 200 members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron got their start at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul Illinois.

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