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In This Issue - July 2020
Photo courtesy Alan Miller
bull Tour schedule at a glancebull Greetings from the
Ambassador teambull Volunteer Spotlightbull Tuskegee Airmen Did you
knowbull Tuskegee Airmen Quote
of the monthbull Our mission in actionbull Educational resourcesbull Tuskegee Airmen Profiles
James Everett Bowmanbull And then there where
women Elizabeth T Dozier
bull Tuskegee Airmen Virtual Museum artifact spotlight
bull Shop with a purposebull Join the Top Flight Clubbull Tuskegee Airmen Archive
photosbull WASP Profile Bernice
(Falk)Haydubull WASP Did you knowbull WASP Archive photosbull Thank you supportersbull For more information
CAF RISE ABOVEregInspiring young people to RISE ABOVE adversity using the lessons and stories
of the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) RISE ABOVE Squadron has launched a new program featuring the stories of the Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) focused on the social-emotional health of students as they begin the next school year during this worldwide pandemic
The RISE ABOVE Back-to-School Campaign will provide free electronic resources to support and inspire educators and students to Triumph Over Adversity and work together to persevere through their challenges School kick-off resources and ldquoflight plans will be available for PreK primary elementary middle and high schools Inspiring short videos about WWII Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) are also included to help educators and students ldquorise aboverdquo crisis challenges Teachers can use these resources to provide help to students setting personal achievement goals for the year
ldquoFrom its inception CAF RISE ABOVE has been about inspiring young people using the story of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASPrdquo says Squadron Leader Doug Rozendaal ldquoThis campaign provides us with the opportunity to dramatically expand our reach and carry the message of Triumph Over Adversity through these great examples We are proud to be a part of this collaborative educational effort and excited about the program launchrdquo
The program is sponsored by The Institute for Performance Improvement (TIFPI) a performance improvement specialist group dedicated to developing certifying and supporting school improvement facilitators at state and local education agencies and at school levels Other collaborators include Quigg Associates the Schlechty Center Hale Associates Southern Regional Educational Board (SREB) Iberian Consulting Mercer University School of Medicine and the Georgia Rural Health Information Center Redwood Educational Technologies provided original content in support of the initiative
Be sure to watch the Back-to-School Campaign graphic novel that features video interviews with Tuskegee Airman Dr Harold Brown talking to students
about applying the Six Guiding Principles to their lives
Page 2
PLEASE CHECK OUR SCHEDULE ONLINE FOR UPDATES
DATE EVENT LOCATION
July 31- August 2 Flying Legends of Victory TourP-51C Mustang
Sioux Falls SD
August 3-9 Flying Legends of Victory TourP-51C Mustang
Rochester MN
September 5-6 Kansas City AirshowRISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang
New Century KS
September 25 Arsenal of Democracy Fly-Over [Postponed from May 8]P-51C Mustang
Washington DC
October 7-11 Tri-State Warbird MuseumRISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang
Batavia OH
October 24-25 Thunder Over the RockRISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang
Little Rock AFB AR
Oct 28-Nov 1 BFTS Flight MuseumRISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Terrell TX
November 7-8 Stuart AirshowRISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang
Stuart FL
November 14-15 Joint Base San Antonio AirshowRISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang
San Antonio TX
RISE ABOVE tour schedule at a glance
To book RISE ABOVE for your event contact Kristi Younkin Senior Logistics Coordinator at logisticscafriseaboveorg or call (479) 228-4520
In case you missed it
The Facebook Live interview CAF RISE ABOVE Leader Doug Rozendaal spoke with
Tuskegee Airman Lt Col Harold Brown and WWII Veteran Captain Jack Wichser
You can also check out conversations with original Tuskegee Airmen in on our webinars
MARK YOUR CALENDARS July 22 at 7pm Central
The CAF Red Tail Squadron is hosting another LiveFeed with Meet the CAF Red Tail Squadron Pilots
Page 3
Normally this time of year there is great excitement in the air as the days hours and seconds are counted down to the start of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh The anticipation of the event brings a sense of giddiness reuniting with our friends old and new from near and far and surrounded by the joys of aviation which for many inspire dreams to take flight Itrsquos also that rare time when we are honored to host a couple of the Tuskegee Airmen for the week and this year we would have an even bigger reason to celebrate as 2020 would have marked our 10th anniversary at Oshkosh
Though itrsquos not in the cards this year it only gives us reason to be super excited for OSH21 Let the countdown begin to fantastic times ahead
If you would like to join us at Oshkosh next year or at another event when the CAF RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit resumes our tour or maybe yoursquod like to help out right now from the comfort of your own home we are always seeking volunteers to be a part of our team Please reach out at cafriseaboveorg and find out more about what we do
GREETINGS FROM THE AMBASSADOR TEAM
ldquoMy experience as a volunteer with the CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit was very rewarding and it is a memory I will always cherish I really enjoyed helping to share the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and showing how their strength of character courage and ability lead to triumph over adversity They truly serve as inspiration to others to overcome challenges in their own lives and ultimately accomplish their personal and professional hopes and dreams
I would highly recommend that you experience this volunteer role as I did Your appreciation and respect for the Tuskegee Airmen will increase tenfold and you will be enriched by the interaction with the visitors who come to see the exhibit Their passion and love for the Tuskegee Airmen will amaze you This story must continue to be told and what better way than through the Traveling Exhibit I plan to participate again during the next tour season and I would recommend that the same be done by others It is an experience I will forever hold dear I would encourage everyone to volunteer at CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibitrdquo
~Col Quentin Smith
Volunteer Coordinator Melanie Burden
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Ken Mist
My first introduction to the CAF Red Tail Squadron took place at Oshkosh in 2012 through my friend and former Squadron Leader Bill Shepard As a Canadian history buff I knew a little about the story of the Tuskegee Airmen and I was immediately taken by the drive and commitment of the whole team to carry their legacy forward to modern audiences through appearances by the incredible Mustang and the inspiring RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
In 2013 I joined the team in Dayton Ohio and began documenting their work through my photography and one year later I was asked to become a volunteer ambassador a position I happily accepted as I was just coming up on retirement Since then I have attended many events across the US and Canada assisting at the exhibit and crewing the aircraft Thousands of miles and thousands of faces later I am still honored to put on the team shirt and meet the public
By far our yearly visit to EAArsquos AirVenture in Oshkosh is my favorite event on the calendar Since 2015 I have had the great joy of acting as escort for the Tuskegee Airmen who we host Whirlwind days and nights getting them from appointment to appointment all the time seeing how much they are loved by the adoring crowds that line up to see them is a true labor of love I can hardly walk by the end of the day and I have no idea where men like Charles McGee George Hardy Harry Stewart and the others get their seemingly limitless energy The last few years we have been situated at KidVenture which has been especially rewarding as we help EAA guide the next generation of pilots and aviation technicians towards their future The addition of the story of the WASP is especially exciting
Itrsquos sad that COVID-19 has resulted in the cancellation of Oshkosh and so many other events on the calendar this year but I await the call to get back on the road to share the Six Guiding Principles of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP
AIM HIGH ndash BELIEVE IN YOURSELF ndash USE YOUR BRAIN
BE READY TO GO ndash NEVER QUIT ndash EXPECT TO WIN
Note from the CAF RISE ABOVE team
We cannot express our gratitude strongly enough for the many years of Kenrsquos
dedication to volunteering and providing us with fantastic photographs
Thank You Ken
Page 5
On this date the following Tuskegee Airmen events occurred
14 July 1944 A ldquorest camp for colored enlisted menrdquo located between Termoli and Vasto Italy was expected to be in operation by 31 July 1944 (XV Air Force Service Command staff journal entry for 14 Jul 1944)
14 July 1948 Capt Joseph D Elsberry resumed command of the 100th Fighter Squadron a position he had held in May (100th Fighter Squadron lineage and honors history)
DID YOU KNOW
Capt Joseph D Elsberry
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
ldquoItrsquos never too late for your country to say that yoursquove done a great job for usrdquo~ Tuskegee Airman Col Elmer Jones
Photo courtesy John Burley
Page 6
OUR MISSION IN ACTIONStudents who have visited the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit share their letters of thanks to the Tuskegee Airmen
L-R Tuskegee Airmen Harry Stewart Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Lt Col Robert Bob Friend Hillard Pouncy Charles McGee Harold Brown Photo courtesy Marsha Bordner
Page 7
What teachers and parents have to say
How did the materials from CAF RISE ABOVE Resource Kits or visiting the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit benefit both you as a teacher and your students
I am looking forward to using this material because the story of the Tuskegee Airmen is significant for students to understand their contribution to WWII
The story of the Airmen combines a great story of history with character traits that are exemplified by these posters
-Greg CabanaGunston MSArlington VA
Question
Answer
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
The CAF RISE ABOVE website has a wealth of information about the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP and offers resources for educators youth leaders parents and students
Check out our new web site
Check both RISE ABOVE Resource Kits
Our free downloadable RISE ABOVE Resource Kits provides users access to posters featuring the Six Guiding Principles PowerPointrsquos classroom activities and a wealth of material about the Tuskegee Airmen or the WASP
Page 8
Make a one-time or recurring donation to help us ensure that the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP is passed on to future generations so that their strength of character courage and ability to triumph over adversity may serve as a means to inspire others to RISE ABOVE obstacles in their own lives and achieve their goals
Give online by calling 888-928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
The CAF RISE ABOVEreg is an educational outreach program of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Your contribution is tax deductible less the value of the benefits given in return for your contribution noted above if any CAF FEIN 74-1484491
WE NEED YOUIf you believe like we do that the lessons and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP are relevant and important for young people today we would appreciate your comments and suggestions about the program you have to offer
ldquoThe CAF Red Tail Squadron is one of the few organizations that has a hands-on approach to opening peoplesrsquo eyes to aviation and the history of the Tuskegee Airmen The RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit gives young people the opportunity to find out things that they may never have been exposed tordquo
~Tuskegee Airman Leo Roger GrayMay 30 1924 ndash September 23 2016Unit 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group
Page 9
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PROFILES James Everett BowmanClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer T68699 Des Moines IA
1922ndash January 13 2014
Dr James Bowman graduated from North High school in Des Moines in 1940 As a young man Bowman had only traveled as far as Minnesota Little did he know he was about to have the experience of a lifetime and live the story that many Americans still want to hear about over 70 years later
This story however doesnrsquot have the easiest of beginnings In the 1940rsquos racism was alive and well in the United States and young African Americans were still proving their worth as members of the armed forces
Like all young men at the time Bowmen registered for the draft However when the board president found out he was enrolled in
college he was told to go back to school ldquoThe head of the draft board asked if I was in school and he said we didnrsquot have many Negroes in college As far as he was concerned as long as I was keeping my grades up he wasnrsquot going to send me to the warrdquo says Bowman So he continued on with his degree in Biology and lived his life like any other college student There was something nagging in the back of his mind though He remembers the exact moment he heard about the Perl Harbor bombing ldquoI was at the library on Iowa State University campus when I heard Pearl Harbor had been bombed At the time I thought what a lot of us thought lsquoWhatrsquos Pearl Harborrsquordquo
America was now a part of the war Though the draft board told him he would not be drafted to serve Bowman still felt the need to serve ldquoIrsquod go to church and see my friendsrsquo parents and theyrsquod say lsquoJimmy what are you still doing here My son is over there getting shot atrsquo Well I got to thinking about that and decided I wanted to carry my load I was thinking lsquowell I do want to fly an airplanersquordquo he explains
That inkling of an idea became a dream and soon Bowman answered his call to duty He entered the Army Air Corps in 1943 at Camp Dodge Iowa and was sent to Biloxi Mississippi for his initial training He had the dream of flying and the restrictions of racism following him the whole way
As he was headed to Biloxi he had a layover in St Louis He and his white traveling partners got off of the train and when he went to go re-board for the next leg of his journey he was not allowed to board at the same place as the whites Trains were segregated starting in St Louis and as a black person I could not get on the train where the white people were getting on I had to get onto the lsquoJim Crowrsquo car that was up close to the coal car and locomotive The coal dust would blow off onto the black folksrdquo he explains lsquoJim Crowrsquo was the name of local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 They mandated segregation in all public facilities in southern states with a supposedly ldquoseparate but equalrdquo status for African Americans
Like all other facilities in the south the military training areas were segregated Not only was the government still limiting access to facilities but Bowmanrsquos fellow Soldiers made him aware of where he stood in the ranksin the back Upon arriving in Mississippi Bowman had to wait to get onto the troop carrier until all the white troops had gotten on ldquoI had to walk through all of them to go to the back because blacks had to be in the backSome of them got smart with me and were pushing and shoving me I couldnrsquot do anything
Page 10
because there was one of me and what seemed like a hundred of themrdquo Bowman explains his first memory of being in Mississippi
During his training he learned how to fly and fight as a member of an all African American team Though the military allowed African Americans in they still segregated the missions facilities and units Bowman finished his training in January 1945 He got his wings and became an officer and fighter pilot Something that was unheard of only 3 years earlier The war was over only months later and Bowman never saw battle but he still experienced the opportunity of a lifetime and proved that he and other African Americans were more than capable of piloting aircraft in the US Army Air Corps
Lt Col Grant lsquoGoorsquo Gooch 132nd Fighter Wing Operations Support Commander and F-16 pilot is just one of the many young African American pilots in the US military today Bowman and others like him paved the way for Gooch and fellow aviators ldquoThey laid the path for others to say that itrsquos something that can be done by an African American They showed us that anybody regardless of race creed and religion can do anything if they set their mind to itrdquo Though the civil rights movement has progressed leaps and bounds since the 1940rsquos Gooch says that there is still a stigma associated with the elite status of a pilot in the military He says that many youths of today donrsquot know any pilots so it is hard for them to understand that it is even a possibility for themselves
ldquoThe sad part is that there are not more African American pilots in the Air Force today When I talk to schools they are surprised to know that being a pilot is even something that can be a goal They only know their own environment or situation We need to continue to let young African Americans know that this is something that can be achievedrdquo explains Gooch
Bowman started his life in a small town in Iowa during the Great Depression He set his goals high and achieved them After retiring from military service Bowman returned to the Des Moines area and attended Drake University gaining his BS at Drake From Drake he went to Texas where he taught education and psychology at Wiley College Marshall Texas in concert with obtaining his Masterrsquos at Wiley After his time at Wiley College he returned to the Des Moines area and taught science at Nathan Weeks Middle School for nine years Eventually Dr Bowman entered administrative roles in the Des Moines educational community advancing to Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for the Des Moines Public Schools
Dr Bowman was an active leader in various civic and community organizations He lectured nationally on multi-cultural educational issues black history and his experiences as a ldquoTuskegee Airmanrdquo Locally Dr James E Bowman was one of the founding members of the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Centerrsquos board of directors
Listen to retired Tuskegee Flight Officer Dr James E Bowman share a few of his memories
Sourcesbull AAREGbull Vimeo bull North High Hall of Famebull Des Moines Register
Page 11
AND THEN THERE WERE WOMEN Elizabeth T Dozier
Thank you to Pia Winters Jordan Project Director of the Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for sharing with us the incredible legacy of nurses who served alongside the Airmen We are honored to feature their history and stories
Be sure to visit Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for more information
Pia Jordan Project Director (Photo by Chris Levister)
Just like all the other Tuskegee Army Angels of Mercy Elizabeth T Dozier arrived at Tuskegee Army Flying School (TAAF) as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in 1942 Unlike most of her nursing sisters she was a widow and one of the older nurses - about 35-years-old She was born in South Carolina around 1907 Before coming to TAAF she served as a supervisor of nurses at Grady Hospital in Atlanta Georgia In the 1940 census Dozier was listed as a graduate nurse at Grady Hospital This public hospital had the first training school for nurses in the state of Georgia
Dozier worked as a surgical nurse on the base and was promoted to first lieutenant by 1946 According to one station hospital roster she had transferred to Lockbourne Army Air Base in Ohio in 1946 In a nursing newsletter she wrote for the Lockbourne Army Air Base (LAAB) she was one of five nurses who reported from TAAF on May 3 1946 She also wrote that she along with Beatrice Hill were the principal chief nurses during that year
On a side note in the March 15 1946 issue of the base Hawkrsquos Cry ldquo LTs Dozier and Scott return to duty after brief illnessesrdquo Even the nurses had to nurse each other sometimes (1942 yearbook Family Search section at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah the 16th US Census Hawkrsquos Cry base newspaper Lockbourne Army Air Base nursing article on March 15 1947 Atlanta Georgia City government website)
Page 12
Visit Tuskegee Airmen Profiles and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the famed Tuskegee Airmen New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the CAF Red Tail Squadron continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum Artifact Spotlight
The CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum is a community collaborative effort made up of photos and information of artifacts pertaining to the Tuskegee Airmen submitted from all around the country Anyone with an item of significance to the Tuskegee Airmen or has visited the location of a memorial in tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen can share their knowledge by submiting your own virtual artifacts
Memorializations on Columbus AFB Mississippi
Many of the buildings structures and streets at Columbus Air Force Base are dedicated to an outstanding Airman for their brave actions in the line of duty The hangars on base are no exception
Here are a few dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmenbull ALVA TEMPLE ROADbull TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DISPLAYbull WALKER CENTER
Page 13
Photo courtesy Jeff Berlin
SHOP WITH WITH A PURPOSE
Find great treasures AND honor the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP Visit our online store Shipping is included for state-side orders
Hear Brad Langrsquos thoughts on the importance of joining the Top Flight Club
Brad is one the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51C Mustang pilots and son of Tuskegee Airman Donald Lang Sr
For $99 you can join the exclusive ranks of the Top Flight Club
When you join yoursquoll get the special members-only Top Flight Club hat and annual pin You will receive a different pin each year of membership
You will also receive a Top Flight Club membership card giving you a 10 discount on all purchases
Become part of this awesome collaboration with the CAF Red Tail Squadron to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
Page 14
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
Page 15
WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
Page 16
Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
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Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
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Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
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Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
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PLEASE CHECK OUR SCHEDULE ONLINE FOR UPDATES
DATE EVENT LOCATION
July 31- August 2 Flying Legends of Victory TourP-51C Mustang
Sioux Falls SD
August 3-9 Flying Legends of Victory TourP-51C Mustang
Rochester MN
September 5-6 Kansas City AirshowRISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang
New Century KS
September 25 Arsenal of Democracy Fly-Over [Postponed from May 8]P-51C Mustang
Washington DC
October 7-11 Tri-State Warbird MuseumRISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang
Batavia OH
October 24-25 Thunder Over the RockRISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang
Little Rock AFB AR
Oct 28-Nov 1 BFTS Flight MuseumRISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Terrell TX
November 7-8 Stuart AirshowRISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang
Stuart FL
November 14-15 Joint Base San Antonio AirshowRISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang
San Antonio TX
RISE ABOVE tour schedule at a glance
To book RISE ABOVE for your event contact Kristi Younkin Senior Logistics Coordinator at logisticscafriseaboveorg or call (479) 228-4520
In case you missed it
The Facebook Live interview CAF RISE ABOVE Leader Doug Rozendaal spoke with
Tuskegee Airman Lt Col Harold Brown and WWII Veteran Captain Jack Wichser
You can also check out conversations with original Tuskegee Airmen in on our webinars
MARK YOUR CALENDARS July 22 at 7pm Central
The CAF Red Tail Squadron is hosting another LiveFeed with Meet the CAF Red Tail Squadron Pilots
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Normally this time of year there is great excitement in the air as the days hours and seconds are counted down to the start of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh The anticipation of the event brings a sense of giddiness reuniting with our friends old and new from near and far and surrounded by the joys of aviation which for many inspire dreams to take flight Itrsquos also that rare time when we are honored to host a couple of the Tuskegee Airmen for the week and this year we would have an even bigger reason to celebrate as 2020 would have marked our 10th anniversary at Oshkosh
Though itrsquos not in the cards this year it only gives us reason to be super excited for OSH21 Let the countdown begin to fantastic times ahead
If you would like to join us at Oshkosh next year or at another event when the CAF RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit resumes our tour or maybe yoursquod like to help out right now from the comfort of your own home we are always seeking volunteers to be a part of our team Please reach out at cafriseaboveorg and find out more about what we do
GREETINGS FROM THE AMBASSADOR TEAM
ldquoMy experience as a volunteer with the CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit was very rewarding and it is a memory I will always cherish I really enjoyed helping to share the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and showing how their strength of character courage and ability lead to triumph over adversity They truly serve as inspiration to others to overcome challenges in their own lives and ultimately accomplish their personal and professional hopes and dreams
I would highly recommend that you experience this volunteer role as I did Your appreciation and respect for the Tuskegee Airmen will increase tenfold and you will be enriched by the interaction with the visitors who come to see the exhibit Their passion and love for the Tuskegee Airmen will amaze you This story must continue to be told and what better way than through the Traveling Exhibit I plan to participate again during the next tour season and I would recommend that the same be done by others It is an experience I will forever hold dear I would encourage everyone to volunteer at CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibitrdquo
~Col Quentin Smith
Volunteer Coordinator Melanie Burden
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Ken Mist
My first introduction to the CAF Red Tail Squadron took place at Oshkosh in 2012 through my friend and former Squadron Leader Bill Shepard As a Canadian history buff I knew a little about the story of the Tuskegee Airmen and I was immediately taken by the drive and commitment of the whole team to carry their legacy forward to modern audiences through appearances by the incredible Mustang and the inspiring RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
In 2013 I joined the team in Dayton Ohio and began documenting their work through my photography and one year later I was asked to become a volunteer ambassador a position I happily accepted as I was just coming up on retirement Since then I have attended many events across the US and Canada assisting at the exhibit and crewing the aircraft Thousands of miles and thousands of faces later I am still honored to put on the team shirt and meet the public
By far our yearly visit to EAArsquos AirVenture in Oshkosh is my favorite event on the calendar Since 2015 I have had the great joy of acting as escort for the Tuskegee Airmen who we host Whirlwind days and nights getting them from appointment to appointment all the time seeing how much they are loved by the adoring crowds that line up to see them is a true labor of love I can hardly walk by the end of the day and I have no idea where men like Charles McGee George Hardy Harry Stewart and the others get their seemingly limitless energy The last few years we have been situated at KidVenture which has been especially rewarding as we help EAA guide the next generation of pilots and aviation technicians towards their future The addition of the story of the WASP is especially exciting
Itrsquos sad that COVID-19 has resulted in the cancellation of Oshkosh and so many other events on the calendar this year but I await the call to get back on the road to share the Six Guiding Principles of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP
AIM HIGH ndash BELIEVE IN YOURSELF ndash USE YOUR BRAIN
BE READY TO GO ndash NEVER QUIT ndash EXPECT TO WIN
Note from the CAF RISE ABOVE team
We cannot express our gratitude strongly enough for the many years of Kenrsquos
dedication to volunteering and providing us with fantastic photographs
Thank You Ken
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On this date the following Tuskegee Airmen events occurred
14 July 1944 A ldquorest camp for colored enlisted menrdquo located between Termoli and Vasto Italy was expected to be in operation by 31 July 1944 (XV Air Force Service Command staff journal entry for 14 Jul 1944)
14 July 1948 Capt Joseph D Elsberry resumed command of the 100th Fighter Squadron a position he had held in May (100th Fighter Squadron lineage and honors history)
DID YOU KNOW
Capt Joseph D Elsberry
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
ldquoItrsquos never too late for your country to say that yoursquove done a great job for usrdquo~ Tuskegee Airman Col Elmer Jones
Photo courtesy John Burley
Page 6
OUR MISSION IN ACTIONStudents who have visited the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit share their letters of thanks to the Tuskegee Airmen
L-R Tuskegee Airmen Harry Stewart Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Lt Col Robert Bob Friend Hillard Pouncy Charles McGee Harold Brown Photo courtesy Marsha Bordner
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What teachers and parents have to say
How did the materials from CAF RISE ABOVE Resource Kits or visiting the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit benefit both you as a teacher and your students
I am looking forward to using this material because the story of the Tuskegee Airmen is significant for students to understand their contribution to WWII
The story of the Airmen combines a great story of history with character traits that are exemplified by these posters
-Greg CabanaGunston MSArlington VA
Question
Answer
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
The CAF RISE ABOVE website has a wealth of information about the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP and offers resources for educators youth leaders parents and students
Check out our new web site
Check both RISE ABOVE Resource Kits
Our free downloadable RISE ABOVE Resource Kits provides users access to posters featuring the Six Guiding Principles PowerPointrsquos classroom activities and a wealth of material about the Tuskegee Airmen or the WASP
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Make a one-time or recurring donation to help us ensure that the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP is passed on to future generations so that their strength of character courage and ability to triumph over adversity may serve as a means to inspire others to RISE ABOVE obstacles in their own lives and achieve their goals
Give online by calling 888-928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
The CAF RISE ABOVEreg is an educational outreach program of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Your contribution is tax deductible less the value of the benefits given in return for your contribution noted above if any CAF FEIN 74-1484491
WE NEED YOUIf you believe like we do that the lessons and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP are relevant and important for young people today we would appreciate your comments and suggestions about the program you have to offer
ldquoThe CAF Red Tail Squadron is one of the few organizations that has a hands-on approach to opening peoplesrsquo eyes to aviation and the history of the Tuskegee Airmen The RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit gives young people the opportunity to find out things that they may never have been exposed tordquo
~Tuskegee Airman Leo Roger GrayMay 30 1924 ndash September 23 2016Unit 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group
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TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PROFILES James Everett BowmanClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer T68699 Des Moines IA
1922ndash January 13 2014
Dr James Bowman graduated from North High school in Des Moines in 1940 As a young man Bowman had only traveled as far as Minnesota Little did he know he was about to have the experience of a lifetime and live the story that many Americans still want to hear about over 70 years later
This story however doesnrsquot have the easiest of beginnings In the 1940rsquos racism was alive and well in the United States and young African Americans were still proving their worth as members of the armed forces
Like all young men at the time Bowmen registered for the draft However when the board president found out he was enrolled in
college he was told to go back to school ldquoThe head of the draft board asked if I was in school and he said we didnrsquot have many Negroes in college As far as he was concerned as long as I was keeping my grades up he wasnrsquot going to send me to the warrdquo says Bowman So he continued on with his degree in Biology and lived his life like any other college student There was something nagging in the back of his mind though He remembers the exact moment he heard about the Perl Harbor bombing ldquoI was at the library on Iowa State University campus when I heard Pearl Harbor had been bombed At the time I thought what a lot of us thought lsquoWhatrsquos Pearl Harborrsquordquo
America was now a part of the war Though the draft board told him he would not be drafted to serve Bowman still felt the need to serve ldquoIrsquod go to church and see my friendsrsquo parents and theyrsquod say lsquoJimmy what are you still doing here My son is over there getting shot atrsquo Well I got to thinking about that and decided I wanted to carry my load I was thinking lsquowell I do want to fly an airplanersquordquo he explains
That inkling of an idea became a dream and soon Bowman answered his call to duty He entered the Army Air Corps in 1943 at Camp Dodge Iowa and was sent to Biloxi Mississippi for his initial training He had the dream of flying and the restrictions of racism following him the whole way
As he was headed to Biloxi he had a layover in St Louis He and his white traveling partners got off of the train and when he went to go re-board for the next leg of his journey he was not allowed to board at the same place as the whites Trains were segregated starting in St Louis and as a black person I could not get on the train where the white people were getting on I had to get onto the lsquoJim Crowrsquo car that was up close to the coal car and locomotive The coal dust would blow off onto the black folksrdquo he explains lsquoJim Crowrsquo was the name of local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 They mandated segregation in all public facilities in southern states with a supposedly ldquoseparate but equalrdquo status for African Americans
Like all other facilities in the south the military training areas were segregated Not only was the government still limiting access to facilities but Bowmanrsquos fellow Soldiers made him aware of where he stood in the ranksin the back Upon arriving in Mississippi Bowman had to wait to get onto the troop carrier until all the white troops had gotten on ldquoI had to walk through all of them to go to the back because blacks had to be in the backSome of them got smart with me and were pushing and shoving me I couldnrsquot do anything
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because there was one of me and what seemed like a hundred of themrdquo Bowman explains his first memory of being in Mississippi
During his training he learned how to fly and fight as a member of an all African American team Though the military allowed African Americans in they still segregated the missions facilities and units Bowman finished his training in January 1945 He got his wings and became an officer and fighter pilot Something that was unheard of only 3 years earlier The war was over only months later and Bowman never saw battle but he still experienced the opportunity of a lifetime and proved that he and other African Americans were more than capable of piloting aircraft in the US Army Air Corps
Lt Col Grant lsquoGoorsquo Gooch 132nd Fighter Wing Operations Support Commander and F-16 pilot is just one of the many young African American pilots in the US military today Bowman and others like him paved the way for Gooch and fellow aviators ldquoThey laid the path for others to say that itrsquos something that can be done by an African American They showed us that anybody regardless of race creed and religion can do anything if they set their mind to itrdquo Though the civil rights movement has progressed leaps and bounds since the 1940rsquos Gooch says that there is still a stigma associated with the elite status of a pilot in the military He says that many youths of today donrsquot know any pilots so it is hard for them to understand that it is even a possibility for themselves
ldquoThe sad part is that there are not more African American pilots in the Air Force today When I talk to schools they are surprised to know that being a pilot is even something that can be a goal They only know their own environment or situation We need to continue to let young African Americans know that this is something that can be achievedrdquo explains Gooch
Bowman started his life in a small town in Iowa during the Great Depression He set his goals high and achieved them After retiring from military service Bowman returned to the Des Moines area and attended Drake University gaining his BS at Drake From Drake he went to Texas where he taught education and psychology at Wiley College Marshall Texas in concert with obtaining his Masterrsquos at Wiley After his time at Wiley College he returned to the Des Moines area and taught science at Nathan Weeks Middle School for nine years Eventually Dr Bowman entered administrative roles in the Des Moines educational community advancing to Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for the Des Moines Public Schools
Dr Bowman was an active leader in various civic and community organizations He lectured nationally on multi-cultural educational issues black history and his experiences as a ldquoTuskegee Airmanrdquo Locally Dr James E Bowman was one of the founding members of the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Centerrsquos board of directors
Listen to retired Tuskegee Flight Officer Dr James E Bowman share a few of his memories
Sourcesbull AAREGbull Vimeo bull North High Hall of Famebull Des Moines Register
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AND THEN THERE WERE WOMEN Elizabeth T Dozier
Thank you to Pia Winters Jordan Project Director of the Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for sharing with us the incredible legacy of nurses who served alongside the Airmen We are honored to feature their history and stories
Be sure to visit Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for more information
Pia Jordan Project Director (Photo by Chris Levister)
Just like all the other Tuskegee Army Angels of Mercy Elizabeth T Dozier arrived at Tuskegee Army Flying School (TAAF) as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in 1942 Unlike most of her nursing sisters she was a widow and one of the older nurses - about 35-years-old She was born in South Carolina around 1907 Before coming to TAAF she served as a supervisor of nurses at Grady Hospital in Atlanta Georgia In the 1940 census Dozier was listed as a graduate nurse at Grady Hospital This public hospital had the first training school for nurses in the state of Georgia
Dozier worked as a surgical nurse on the base and was promoted to first lieutenant by 1946 According to one station hospital roster she had transferred to Lockbourne Army Air Base in Ohio in 1946 In a nursing newsletter she wrote for the Lockbourne Army Air Base (LAAB) she was one of five nurses who reported from TAAF on May 3 1946 She also wrote that she along with Beatrice Hill were the principal chief nurses during that year
On a side note in the March 15 1946 issue of the base Hawkrsquos Cry ldquo LTs Dozier and Scott return to duty after brief illnessesrdquo Even the nurses had to nurse each other sometimes (1942 yearbook Family Search section at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah the 16th US Census Hawkrsquos Cry base newspaper Lockbourne Army Air Base nursing article on March 15 1947 Atlanta Georgia City government website)
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Visit Tuskegee Airmen Profiles and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the famed Tuskegee Airmen New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the CAF Red Tail Squadron continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum Artifact Spotlight
The CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum is a community collaborative effort made up of photos and information of artifacts pertaining to the Tuskegee Airmen submitted from all around the country Anyone with an item of significance to the Tuskegee Airmen or has visited the location of a memorial in tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen can share their knowledge by submiting your own virtual artifacts
Memorializations on Columbus AFB Mississippi
Many of the buildings structures and streets at Columbus Air Force Base are dedicated to an outstanding Airman for their brave actions in the line of duty The hangars on base are no exception
Here are a few dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmenbull ALVA TEMPLE ROADbull TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DISPLAYbull WALKER CENTER
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Photo courtesy Jeff Berlin
SHOP WITH WITH A PURPOSE
Find great treasures AND honor the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP Visit our online store Shipping is included for state-side orders
Hear Brad Langrsquos thoughts on the importance of joining the Top Flight Club
Brad is one the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51C Mustang pilots and son of Tuskegee Airman Donald Lang Sr
For $99 you can join the exclusive ranks of the Top Flight Club
When you join yoursquoll get the special members-only Top Flight Club hat and annual pin You will receive a different pin each year of membership
You will also receive a Top Flight Club membership card giving you a 10 discount on all purchases
Become part of this awesome collaboration with the CAF Red Tail Squadron to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
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ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
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WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
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Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
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Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
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July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
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denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
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Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
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Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
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Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
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Normally this time of year there is great excitement in the air as the days hours and seconds are counted down to the start of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh The anticipation of the event brings a sense of giddiness reuniting with our friends old and new from near and far and surrounded by the joys of aviation which for many inspire dreams to take flight Itrsquos also that rare time when we are honored to host a couple of the Tuskegee Airmen for the week and this year we would have an even bigger reason to celebrate as 2020 would have marked our 10th anniversary at Oshkosh
Though itrsquos not in the cards this year it only gives us reason to be super excited for OSH21 Let the countdown begin to fantastic times ahead
If you would like to join us at Oshkosh next year or at another event when the CAF RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit resumes our tour or maybe yoursquod like to help out right now from the comfort of your own home we are always seeking volunteers to be a part of our team Please reach out at cafriseaboveorg and find out more about what we do
GREETINGS FROM THE AMBASSADOR TEAM
ldquoMy experience as a volunteer with the CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit was very rewarding and it is a memory I will always cherish I really enjoyed helping to share the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and showing how their strength of character courage and ability lead to triumph over adversity They truly serve as inspiration to others to overcome challenges in their own lives and ultimately accomplish their personal and professional hopes and dreams
I would highly recommend that you experience this volunteer role as I did Your appreciation and respect for the Tuskegee Airmen will increase tenfold and you will be enriched by the interaction with the visitors who come to see the exhibit Their passion and love for the Tuskegee Airmen will amaze you This story must continue to be told and what better way than through the Traveling Exhibit I plan to participate again during the next tour season and I would recommend that the same be done by others It is an experience I will forever hold dear I would encourage everyone to volunteer at CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibitrdquo
~Col Quentin Smith
Volunteer Coordinator Melanie Burden
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Ken Mist
My first introduction to the CAF Red Tail Squadron took place at Oshkosh in 2012 through my friend and former Squadron Leader Bill Shepard As a Canadian history buff I knew a little about the story of the Tuskegee Airmen and I was immediately taken by the drive and commitment of the whole team to carry their legacy forward to modern audiences through appearances by the incredible Mustang and the inspiring RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
In 2013 I joined the team in Dayton Ohio and began documenting their work through my photography and one year later I was asked to become a volunteer ambassador a position I happily accepted as I was just coming up on retirement Since then I have attended many events across the US and Canada assisting at the exhibit and crewing the aircraft Thousands of miles and thousands of faces later I am still honored to put on the team shirt and meet the public
By far our yearly visit to EAArsquos AirVenture in Oshkosh is my favorite event on the calendar Since 2015 I have had the great joy of acting as escort for the Tuskegee Airmen who we host Whirlwind days and nights getting them from appointment to appointment all the time seeing how much they are loved by the adoring crowds that line up to see them is a true labor of love I can hardly walk by the end of the day and I have no idea where men like Charles McGee George Hardy Harry Stewart and the others get their seemingly limitless energy The last few years we have been situated at KidVenture which has been especially rewarding as we help EAA guide the next generation of pilots and aviation technicians towards their future The addition of the story of the WASP is especially exciting
Itrsquos sad that COVID-19 has resulted in the cancellation of Oshkosh and so many other events on the calendar this year but I await the call to get back on the road to share the Six Guiding Principles of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP
AIM HIGH ndash BELIEVE IN YOURSELF ndash USE YOUR BRAIN
BE READY TO GO ndash NEVER QUIT ndash EXPECT TO WIN
Note from the CAF RISE ABOVE team
We cannot express our gratitude strongly enough for the many years of Kenrsquos
dedication to volunteering and providing us with fantastic photographs
Thank You Ken
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On this date the following Tuskegee Airmen events occurred
14 July 1944 A ldquorest camp for colored enlisted menrdquo located between Termoli and Vasto Italy was expected to be in operation by 31 July 1944 (XV Air Force Service Command staff journal entry for 14 Jul 1944)
14 July 1948 Capt Joseph D Elsberry resumed command of the 100th Fighter Squadron a position he had held in May (100th Fighter Squadron lineage and honors history)
DID YOU KNOW
Capt Joseph D Elsberry
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
ldquoItrsquos never too late for your country to say that yoursquove done a great job for usrdquo~ Tuskegee Airman Col Elmer Jones
Photo courtesy John Burley
Page 6
OUR MISSION IN ACTIONStudents who have visited the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit share their letters of thanks to the Tuskegee Airmen
L-R Tuskegee Airmen Harry Stewart Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Lt Col Robert Bob Friend Hillard Pouncy Charles McGee Harold Brown Photo courtesy Marsha Bordner
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What teachers and parents have to say
How did the materials from CAF RISE ABOVE Resource Kits or visiting the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit benefit both you as a teacher and your students
I am looking forward to using this material because the story of the Tuskegee Airmen is significant for students to understand their contribution to WWII
The story of the Airmen combines a great story of history with character traits that are exemplified by these posters
-Greg CabanaGunston MSArlington VA
Question
Answer
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
The CAF RISE ABOVE website has a wealth of information about the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP and offers resources for educators youth leaders parents and students
Check out our new web site
Check both RISE ABOVE Resource Kits
Our free downloadable RISE ABOVE Resource Kits provides users access to posters featuring the Six Guiding Principles PowerPointrsquos classroom activities and a wealth of material about the Tuskegee Airmen or the WASP
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Make a one-time or recurring donation to help us ensure that the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP is passed on to future generations so that their strength of character courage and ability to triumph over adversity may serve as a means to inspire others to RISE ABOVE obstacles in their own lives and achieve their goals
Give online by calling 888-928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
The CAF RISE ABOVEreg is an educational outreach program of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Your contribution is tax deductible less the value of the benefits given in return for your contribution noted above if any CAF FEIN 74-1484491
WE NEED YOUIf you believe like we do that the lessons and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP are relevant and important for young people today we would appreciate your comments and suggestions about the program you have to offer
ldquoThe CAF Red Tail Squadron is one of the few organizations that has a hands-on approach to opening peoplesrsquo eyes to aviation and the history of the Tuskegee Airmen The RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit gives young people the opportunity to find out things that they may never have been exposed tordquo
~Tuskegee Airman Leo Roger GrayMay 30 1924 ndash September 23 2016Unit 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group
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TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PROFILES James Everett BowmanClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer T68699 Des Moines IA
1922ndash January 13 2014
Dr James Bowman graduated from North High school in Des Moines in 1940 As a young man Bowman had only traveled as far as Minnesota Little did he know he was about to have the experience of a lifetime and live the story that many Americans still want to hear about over 70 years later
This story however doesnrsquot have the easiest of beginnings In the 1940rsquos racism was alive and well in the United States and young African Americans were still proving their worth as members of the armed forces
Like all young men at the time Bowmen registered for the draft However when the board president found out he was enrolled in
college he was told to go back to school ldquoThe head of the draft board asked if I was in school and he said we didnrsquot have many Negroes in college As far as he was concerned as long as I was keeping my grades up he wasnrsquot going to send me to the warrdquo says Bowman So he continued on with his degree in Biology and lived his life like any other college student There was something nagging in the back of his mind though He remembers the exact moment he heard about the Perl Harbor bombing ldquoI was at the library on Iowa State University campus when I heard Pearl Harbor had been bombed At the time I thought what a lot of us thought lsquoWhatrsquos Pearl Harborrsquordquo
America was now a part of the war Though the draft board told him he would not be drafted to serve Bowman still felt the need to serve ldquoIrsquod go to church and see my friendsrsquo parents and theyrsquod say lsquoJimmy what are you still doing here My son is over there getting shot atrsquo Well I got to thinking about that and decided I wanted to carry my load I was thinking lsquowell I do want to fly an airplanersquordquo he explains
That inkling of an idea became a dream and soon Bowman answered his call to duty He entered the Army Air Corps in 1943 at Camp Dodge Iowa and was sent to Biloxi Mississippi for his initial training He had the dream of flying and the restrictions of racism following him the whole way
As he was headed to Biloxi he had a layover in St Louis He and his white traveling partners got off of the train and when he went to go re-board for the next leg of his journey he was not allowed to board at the same place as the whites Trains were segregated starting in St Louis and as a black person I could not get on the train where the white people were getting on I had to get onto the lsquoJim Crowrsquo car that was up close to the coal car and locomotive The coal dust would blow off onto the black folksrdquo he explains lsquoJim Crowrsquo was the name of local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 They mandated segregation in all public facilities in southern states with a supposedly ldquoseparate but equalrdquo status for African Americans
Like all other facilities in the south the military training areas were segregated Not only was the government still limiting access to facilities but Bowmanrsquos fellow Soldiers made him aware of where he stood in the ranksin the back Upon arriving in Mississippi Bowman had to wait to get onto the troop carrier until all the white troops had gotten on ldquoI had to walk through all of them to go to the back because blacks had to be in the backSome of them got smart with me and were pushing and shoving me I couldnrsquot do anything
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because there was one of me and what seemed like a hundred of themrdquo Bowman explains his first memory of being in Mississippi
During his training he learned how to fly and fight as a member of an all African American team Though the military allowed African Americans in they still segregated the missions facilities and units Bowman finished his training in January 1945 He got his wings and became an officer and fighter pilot Something that was unheard of only 3 years earlier The war was over only months later and Bowman never saw battle but he still experienced the opportunity of a lifetime and proved that he and other African Americans were more than capable of piloting aircraft in the US Army Air Corps
Lt Col Grant lsquoGoorsquo Gooch 132nd Fighter Wing Operations Support Commander and F-16 pilot is just one of the many young African American pilots in the US military today Bowman and others like him paved the way for Gooch and fellow aviators ldquoThey laid the path for others to say that itrsquos something that can be done by an African American They showed us that anybody regardless of race creed and religion can do anything if they set their mind to itrdquo Though the civil rights movement has progressed leaps and bounds since the 1940rsquos Gooch says that there is still a stigma associated with the elite status of a pilot in the military He says that many youths of today donrsquot know any pilots so it is hard for them to understand that it is even a possibility for themselves
ldquoThe sad part is that there are not more African American pilots in the Air Force today When I talk to schools they are surprised to know that being a pilot is even something that can be a goal They only know their own environment or situation We need to continue to let young African Americans know that this is something that can be achievedrdquo explains Gooch
Bowman started his life in a small town in Iowa during the Great Depression He set his goals high and achieved them After retiring from military service Bowman returned to the Des Moines area and attended Drake University gaining his BS at Drake From Drake he went to Texas where he taught education and psychology at Wiley College Marshall Texas in concert with obtaining his Masterrsquos at Wiley After his time at Wiley College he returned to the Des Moines area and taught science at Nathan Weeks Middle School for nine years Eventually Dr Bowman entered administrative roles in the Des Moines educational community advancing to Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for the Des Moines Public Schools
Dr Bowman was an active leader in various civic and community organizations He lectured nationally on multi-cultural educational issues black history and his experiences as a ldquoTuskegee Airmanrdquo Locally Dr James E Bowman was one of the founding members of the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Centerrsquos board of directors
Listen to retired Tuskegee Flight Officer Dr James E Bowman share a few of his memories
Sourcesbull AAREGbull Vimeo bull North High Hall of Famebull Des Moines Register
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AND THEN THERE WERE WOMEN Elizabeth T Dozier
Thank you to Pia Winters Jordan Project Director of the Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for sharing with us the incredible legacy of nurses who served alongside the Airmen We are honored to feature their history and stories
Be sure to visit Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for more information
Pia Jordan Project Director (Photo by Chris Levister)
Just like all the other Tuskegee Army Angels of Mercy Elizabeth T Dozier arrived at Tuskegee Army Flying School (TAAF) as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in 1942 Unlike most of her nursing sisters she was a widow and one of the older nurses - about 35-years-old She was born in South Carolina around 1907 Before coming to TAAF she served as a supervisor of nurses at Grady Hospital in Atlanta Georgia In the 1940 census Dozier was listed as a graduate nurse at Grady Hospital This public hospital had the first training school for nurses in the state of Georgia
Dozier worked as a surgical nurse on the base and was promoted to first lieutenant by 1946 According to one station hospital roster she had transferred to Lockbourne Army Air Base in Ohio in 1946 In a nursing newsletter she wrote for the Lockbourne Army Air Base (LAAB) she was one of five nurses who reported from TAAF on May 3 1946 She also wrote that she along with Beatrice Hill were the principal chief nurses during that year
On a side note in the March 15 1946 issue of the base Hawkrsquos Cry ldquo LTs Dozier and Scott return to duty after brief illnessesrdquo Even the nurses had to nurse each other sometimes (1942 yearbook Family Search section at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah the 16th US Census Hawkrsquos Cry base newspaper Lockbourne Army Air Base nursing article on March 15 1947 Atlanta Georgia City government website)
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Visit Tuskegee Airmen Profiles and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the famed Tuskegee Airmen New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the CAF Red Tail Squadron continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum Artifact Spotlight
The CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum is a community collaborative effort made up of photos and information of artifacts pertaining to the Tuskegee Airmen submitted from all around the country Anyone with an item of significance to the Tuskegee Airmen or has visited the location of a memorial in tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen can share their knowledge by submiting your own virtual artifacts
Memorializations on Columbus AFB Mississippi
Many of the buildings structures and streets at Columbus Air Force Base are dedicated to an outstanding Airman for their brave actions in the line of duty The hangars on base are no exception
Here are a few dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmenbull ALVA TEMPLE ROADbull TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DISPLAYbull WALKER CENTER
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Photo courtesy Jeff Berlin
SHOP WITH WITH A PURPOSE
Find great treasures AND honor the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP Visit our online store Shipping is included for state-side orders
Hear Brad Langrsquos thoughts on the importance of joining the Top Flight Club
Brad is one the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51C Mustang pilots and son of Tuskegee Airman Donald Lang Sr
For $99 you can join the exclusive ranks of the Top Flight Club
When you join yoursquoll get the special members-only Top Flight Club hat and annual pin You will receive a different pin each year of membership
You will also receive a Top Flight Club membership card giving you a 10 discount on all purchases
Become part of this awesome collaboration with the CAF Red Tail Squadron to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
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ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
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WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
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Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
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Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
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July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
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denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
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Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
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Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
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Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
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Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 4
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Ken Mist
My first introduction to the CAF Red Tail Squadron took place at Oshkosh in 2012 through my friend and former Squadron Leader Bill Shepard As a Canadian history buff I knew a little about the story of the Tuskegee Airmen and I was immediately taken by the drive and commitment of the whole team to carry their legacy forward to modern audiences through appearances by the incredible Mustang and the inspiring RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
In 2013 I joined the team in Dayton Ohio and began documenting their work through my photography and one year later I was asked to become a volunteer ambassador a position I happily accepted as I was just coming up on retirement Since then I have attended many events across the US and Canada assisting at the exhibit and crewing the aircraft Thousands of miles and thousands of faces later I am still honored to put on the team shirt and meet the public
By far our yearly visit to EAArsquos AirVenture in Oshkosh is my favorite event on the calendar Since 2015 I have had the great joy of acting as escort for the Tuskegee Airmen who we host Whirlwind days and nights getting them from appointment to appointment all the time seeing how much they are loved by the adoring crowds that line up to see them is a true labor of love I can hardly walk by the end of the day and I have no idea where men like Charles McGee George Hardy Harry Stewart and the others get their seemingly limitless energy The last few years we have been situated at KidVenture which has been especially rewarding as we help EAA guide the next generation of pilots and aviation technicians towards their future The addition of the story of the WASP is especially exciting
Itrsquos sad that COVID-19 has resulted in the cancellation of Oshkosh and so many other events on the calendar this year but I await the call to get back on the road to share the Six Guiding Principles of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP
AIM HIGH ndash BELIEVE IN YOURSELF ndash USE YOUR BRAIN
BE READY TO GO ndash NEVER QUIT ndash EXPECT TO WIN
Note from the CAF RISE ABOVE team
We cannot express our gratitude strongly enough for the many years of Kenrsquos
dedication to volunteering and providing us with fantastic photographs
Thank You Ken
Page 5
On this date the following Tuskegee Airmen events occurred
14 July 1944 A ldquorest camp for colored enlisted menrdquo located between Termoli and Vasto Italy was expected to be in operation by 31 July 1944 (XV Air Force Service Command staff journal entry for 14 Jul 1944)
14 July 1948 Capt Joseph D Elsberry resumed command of the 100th Fighter Squadron a position he had held in May (100th Fighter Squadron lineage and honors history)
DID YOU KNOW
Capt Joseph D Elsberry
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
ldquoItrsquos never too late for your country to say that yoursquove done a great job for usrdquo~ Tuskegee Airman Col Elmer Jones
Photo courtesy John Burley
Page 6
OUR MISSION IN ACTIONStudents who have visited the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit share their letters of thanks to the Tuskegee Airmen
L-R Tuskegee Airmen Harry Stewart Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Lt Col Robert Bob Friend Hillard Pouncy Charles McGee Harold Brown Photo courtesy Marsha Bordner
Page 7
What teachers and parents have to say
How did the materials from CAF RISE ABOVE Resource Kits or visiting the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit benefit both you as a teacher and your students
I am looking forward to using this material because the story of the Tuskegee Airmen is significant for students to understand their contribution to WWII
The story of the Airmen combines a great story of history with character traits that are exemplified by these posters
-Greg CabanaGunston MSArlington VA
Question
Answer
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
The CAF RISE ABOVE website has a wealth of information about the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP and offers resources for educators youth leaders parents and students
Check out our new web site
Check both RISE ABOVE Resource Kits
Our free downloadable RISE ABOVE Resource Kits provides users access to posters featuring the Six Guiding Principles PowerPointrsquos classroom activities and a wealth of material about the Tuskegee Airmen or the WASP
Page 8
Make a one-time or recurring donation to help us ensure that the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP is passed on to future generations so that their strength of character courage and ability to triumph over adversity may serve as a means to inspire others to RISE ABOVE obstacles in their own lives and achieve their goals
Give online by calling 888-928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
The CAF RISE ABOVEreg is an educational outreach program of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Your contribution is tax deductible less the value of the benefits given in return for your contribution noted above if any CAF FEIN 74-1484491
WE NEED YOUIf you believe like we do that the lessons and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP are relevant and important for young people today we would appreciate your comments and suggestions about the program you have to offer
ldquoThe CAF Red Tail Squadron is one of the few organizations that has a hands-on approach to opening peoplesrsquo eyes to aviation and the history of the Tuskegee Airmen The RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit gives young people the opportunity to find out things that they may never have been exposed tordquo
~Tuskegee Airman Leo Roger GrayMay 30 1924 ndash September 23 2016Unit 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group
Page 9
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PROFILES James Everett BowmanClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer T68699 Des Moines IA
1922ndash January 13 2014
Dr James Bowman graduated from North High school in Des Moines in 1940 As a young man Bowman had only traveled as far as Minnesota Little did he know he was about to have the experience of a lifetime and live the story that many Americans still want to hear about over 70 years later
This story however doesnrsquot have the easiest of beginnings In the 1940rsquos racism was alive and well in the United States and young African Americans were still proving their worth as members of the armed forces
Like all young men at the time Bowmen registered for the draft However when the board president found out he was enrolled in
college he was told to go back to school ldquoThe head of the draft board asked if I was in school and he said we didnrsquot have many Negroes in college As far as he was concerned as long as I was keeping my grades up he wasnrsquot going to send me to the warrdquo says Bowman So he continued on with his degree in Biology and lived his life like any other college student There was something nagging in the back of his mind though He remembers the exact moment he heard about the Perl Harbor bombing ldquoI was at the library on Iowa State University campus when I heard Pearl Harbor had been bombed At the time I thought what a lot of us thought lsquoWhatrsquos Pearl Harborrsquordquo
America was now a part of the war Though the draft board told him he would not be drafted to serve Bowman still felt the need to serve ldquoIrsquod go to church and see my friendsrsquo parents and theyrsquod say lsquoJimmy what are you still doing here My son is over there getting shot atrsquo Well I got to thinking about that and decided I wanted to carry my load I was thinking lsquowell I do want to fly an airplanersquordquo he explains
That inkling of an idea became a dream and soon Bowman answered his call to duty He entered the Army Air Corps in 1943 at Camp Dodge Iowa and was sent to Biloxi Mississippi for his initial training He had the dream of flying and the restrictions of racism following him the whole way
As he was headed to Biloxi he had a layover in St Louis He and his white traveling partners got off of the train and when he went to go re-board for the next leg of his journey he was not allowed to board at the same place as the whites Trains were segregated starting in St Louis and as a black person I could not get on the train where the white people were getting on I had to get onto the lsquoJim Crowrsquo car that was up close to the coal car and locomotive The coal dust would blow off onto the black folksrdquo he explains lsquoJim Crowrsquo was the name of local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 They mandated segregation in all public facilities in southern states with a supposedly ldquoseparate but equalrdquo status for African Americans
Like all other facilities in the south the military training areas were segregated Not only was the government still limiting access to facilities but Bowmanrsquos fellow Soldiers made him aware of where he stood in the ranksin the back Upon arriving in Mississippi Bowman had to wait to get onto the troop carrier until all the white troops had gotten on ldquoI had to walk through all of them to go to the back because blacks had to be in the backSome of them got smart with me and were pushing and shoving me I couldnrsquot do anything
Page 10
because there was one of me and what seemed like a hundred of themrdquo Bowman explains his first memory of being in Mississippi
During his training he learned how to fly and fight as a member of an all African American team Though the military allowed African Americans in they still segregated the missions facilities and units Bowman finished his training in January 1945 He got his wings and became an officer and fighter pilot Something that was unheard of only 3 years earlier The war was over only months later and Bowman never saw battle but he still experienced the opportunity of a lifetime and proved that he and other African Americans were more than capable of piloting aircraft in the US Army Air Corps
Lt Col Grant lsquoGoorsquo Gooch 132nd Fighter Wing Operations Support Commander and F-16 pilot is just one of the many young African American pilots in the US military today Bowman and others like him paved the way for Gooch and fellow aviators ldquoThey laid the path for others to say that itrsquos something that can be done by an African American They showed us that anybody regardless of race creed and religion can do anything if they set their mind to itrdquo Though the civil rights movement has progressed leaps and bounds since the 1940rsquos Gooch says that there is still a stigma associated with the elite status of a pilot in the military He says that many youths of today donrsquot know any pilots so it is hard for them to understand that it is even a possibility for themselves
ldquoThe sad part is that there are not more African American pilots in the Air Force today When I talk to schools they are surprised to know that being a pilot is even something that can be a goal They only know their own environment or situation We need to continue to let young African Americans know that this is something that can be achievedrdquo explains Gooch
Bowman started his life in a small town in Iowa during the Great Depression He set his goals high and achieved them After retiring from military service Bowman returned to the Des Moines area and attended Drake University gaining his BS at Drake From Drake he went to Texas where he taught education and psychology at Wiley College Marshall Texas in concert with obtaining his Masterrsquos at Wiley After his time at Wiley College he returned to the Des Moines area and taught science at Nathan Weeks Middle School for nine years Eventually Dr Bowman entered administrative roles in the Des Moines educational community advancing to Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for the Des Moines Public Schools
Dr Bowman was an active leader in various civic and community organizations He lectured nationally on multi-cultural educational issues black history and his experiences as a ldquoTuskegee Airmanrdquo Locally Dr James E Bowman was one of the founding members of the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Centerrsquos board of directors
Listen to retired Tuskegee Flight Officer Dr James E Bowman share a few of his memories
Sourcesbull AAREGbull Vimeo bull North High Hall of Famebull Des Moines Register
Page 11
AND THEN THERE WERE WOMEN Elizabeth T Dozier
Thank you to Pia Winters Jordan Project Director of the Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for sharing with us the incredible legacy of nurses who served alongside the Airmen We are honored to feature their history and stories
Be sure to visit Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for more information
Pia Jordan Project Director (Photo by Chris Levister)
Just like all the other Tuskegee Army Angels of Mercy Elizabeth T Dozier arrived at Tuskegee Army Flying School (TAAF) as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in 1942 Unlike most of her nursing sisters she was a widow and one of the older nurses - about 35-years-old She was born in South Carolina around 1907 Before coming to TAAF she served as a supervisor of nurses at Grady Hospital in Atlanta Georgia In the 1940 census Dozier was listed as a graduate nurse at Grady Hospital This public hospital had the first training school for nurses in the state of Georgia
Dozier worked as a surgical nurse on the base and was promoted to first lieutenant by 1946 According to one station hospital roster she had transferred to Lockbourne Army Air Base in Ohio in 1946 In a nursing newsletter she wrote for the Lockbourne Army Air Base (LAAB) she was one of five nurses who reported from TAAF on May 3 1946 She also wrote that she along with Beatrice Hill were the principal chief nurses during that year
On a side note in the March 15 1946 issue of the base Hawkrsquos Cry ldquo LTs Dozier and Scott return to duty after brief illnessesrdquo Even the nurses had to nurse each other sometimes (1942 yearbook Family Search section at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah the 16th US Census Hawkrsquos Cry base newspaper Lockbourne Army Air Base nursing article on March 15 1947 Atlanta Georgia City government website)
Page 12
Visit Tuskegee Airmen Profiles and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the famed Tuskegee Airmen New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the CAF Red Tail Squadron continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum Artifact Spotlight
The CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum is a community collaborative effort made up of photos and information of artifacts pertaining to the Tuskegee Airmen submitted from all around the country Anyone with an item of significance to the Tuskegee Airmen or has visited the location of a memorial in tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen can share their knowledge by submiting your own virtual artifacts
Memorializations on Columbus AFB Mississippi
Many of the buildings structures and streets at Columbus Air Force Base are dedicated to an outstanding Airman for their brave actions in the line of duty The hangars on base are no exception
Here are a few dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmenbull ALVA TEMPLE ROADbull TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DISPLAYbull WALKER CENTER
Page 13
Photo courtesy Jeff Berlin
SHOP WITH WITH A PURPOSE
Find great treasures AND honor the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP Visit our online store Shipping is included for state-side orders
Hear Brad Langrsquos thoughts on the importance of joining the Top Flight Club
Brad is one the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51C Mustang pilots and son of Tuskegee Airman Donald Lang Sr
For $99 you can join the exclusive ranks of the Top Flight Club
When you join yoursquoll get the special members-only Top Flight Club hat and annual pin You will receive a different pin each year of membership
You will also receive a Top Flight Club membership card giving you a 10 discount on all purchases
Become part of this awesome collaboration with the CAF Red Tail Squadron to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
Page 14
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
Page 15
WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
Page 16
Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
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Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
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Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
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Page 22
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Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 5
On this date the following Tuskegee Airmen events occurred
14 July 1944 A ldquorest camp for colored enlisted menrdquo located between Termoli and Vasto Italy was expected to be in operation by 31 July 1944 (XV Air Force Service Command staff journal entry for 14 Jul 1944)
14 July 1948 Capt Joseph D Elsberry resumed command of the 100th Fighter Squadron a position he had held in May (100th Fighter Squadron lineage and honors history)
DID YOU KNOW
Capt Joseph D Elsberry
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
ldquoItrsquos never too late for your country to say that yoursquove done a great job for usrdquo~ Tuskegee Airman Col Elmer Jones
Photo courtesy John Burley
Page 6
OUR MISSION IN ACTIONStudents who have visited the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit share their letters of thanks to the Tuskegee Airmen
L-R Tuskegee Airmen Harry Stewart Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Lt Col Robert Bob Friend Hillard Pouncy Charles McGee Harold Brown Photo courtesy Marsha Bordner
Page 7
What teachers and parents have to say
How did the materials from CAF RISE ABOVE Resource Kits or visiting the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit benefit both you as a teacher and your students
I am looking forward to using this material because the story of the Tuskegee Airmen is significant for students to understand their contribution to WWII
The story of the Airmen combines a great story of history with character traits that are exemplified by these posters
-Greg CabanaGunston MSArlington VA
Question
Answer
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
The CAF RISE ABOVE website has a wealth of information about the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP and offers resources for educators youth leaders parents and students
Check out our new web site
Check both RISE ABOVE Resource Kits
Our free downloadable RISE ABOVE Resource Kits provides users access to posters featuring the Six Guiding Principles PowerPointrsquos classroom activities and a wealth of material about the Tuskegee Airmen or the WASP
Page 8
Make a one-time or recurring donation to help us ensure that the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP is passed on to future generations so that their strength of character courage and ability to triumph over adversity may serve as a means to inspire others to RISE ABOVE obstacles in their own lives and achieve their goals
Give online by calling 888-928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
The CAF RISE ABOVEreg is an educational outreach program of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Your contribution is tax deductible less the value of the benefits given in return for your contribution noted above if any CAF FEIN 74-1484491
WE NEED YOUIf you believe like we do that the lessons and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP are relevant and important for young people today we would appreciate your comments and suggestions about the program you have to offer
ldquoThe CAF Red Tail Squadron is one of the few organizations that has a hands-on approach to opening peoplesrsquo eyes to aviation and the history of the Tuskegee Airmen The RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit gives young people the opportunity to find out things that they may never have been exposed tordquo
~Tuskegee Airman Leo Roger GrayMay 30 1924 ndash September 23 2016Unit 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group
Page 9
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PROFILES James Everett BowmanClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer T68699 Des Moines IA
1922ndash January 13 2014
Dr James Bowman graduated from North High school in Des Moines in 1940 As a young man Bowman had only traveled as far as Minnesota Little did he know he was about to have the experience of a lifetime and live the story that many Americans still want to hear about over 70 years later
This story however doesnrsquot have the easiest of beginnings In the 1940rsquos racism was alive and well in the United States and young African Americans were still proving their worth as members of the armed forces
Like all young men at the time Bowmen registered for the draft However when the board president found out he was enrolled in
college he was told to go back to school ldquoThe head of the draft board asked if I was in school and he said we didnrsquot have many Negroes in college As far as he was concerned as long as I was keeping my grades up he wasnrsquot going to send me to the warrdquo says Bowman So he continued on with his degree in Biology and lived his life like any other college student There was something nagging in the back of his mind though He remembers the exact moment he heard about the Perl Harbor bombing ldquoI was at the library on Iowa State University campus when I heard Pearl Harbor had been bombed At the time I thought what a lot of us thought lsquoWhatrsquos Pearl Harborrsquordquo
America was now a part of the war Though the draft board told him he would not be drafted to serve Bowman still felt the need to serve ldquoIrsquod go to church and see my friendsrsquo parents and theyrsquod say lsquoJimmy what are you still doing here My son is over there getting shot atrsquo Well I got to thinking about that and decided I wanted to carry my load I was thinking lsquowell I do want to fly an airplanersquordquo he explains
That inkling of an idea became a dream and soon Bowman answered his call to duty He entered the Army Air Corps in 1943 at Camp Dodge Iowa and was sent to Biloxi Mississippi for his initial training He had the dream of flying and the restrictions of racism following him the whole way
As he was headed to Biloxi he had a layover in St Louis He and his white traveling partners got off of the train and when he went to go re-board for the next leg of his journey he was not allowed to board at the same place as the whites Trains were segregated starting in St Louis and as a black person I could not get on the train where the white people were getting on I had to get onto the lsquoJim Crowrsquo car that was up close to the coal car and locomotive The coal dust would blow off onto the black folksrdquo he explains lsquoJim Crowrsquo was the name of local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 They mandated segregation in all public facilities in southern states with a supposedly ldquoseparate but equalrdquo status for African Americans
Like all other facilities in the south the military training areas were segregated Not only was the government still limiting access to facilities but Bowmanrsquos fellow Soldiers made him aware of where he stood in the ranksin the back Upon arriving in Mississippi Bowman had to wait to get onto the troop carrier until all the white troops had gotten on ldquoI had to walk through all of them to go to the back because blacks had to be in the backSome of them got smart with me and were pushing and shoving me I couldnrsquot do anything
Page 10
because there was one of me and what seemed like a hundred of themrdquo Bowman explains his first memory of being in Mississippi
During his training he learned how to fly and fight as a member of an all African American team Though the military allowed African Americans in they still segregated the missions facilities and units Bowman finished his training in January 1945 He got his wings and became an officer and fighter pilot Something that was unheard of only 3 years earlier The war was over only months later and Bowman never saw battle but he still experienced the opportunity of a lifetime and proved that he and other African Americans were more than capable of piloting aircraft in the US Army Air Corps
Lt Col Grant lsquoGoorsquo Gooch 132nd Fighter Wing Operations Support Commander and F-16 pilot is just one of the many young African American pilots in the US military today Bowman and others like him paved the way for Gooch and fellow aviators ldquoThey laid the path for others to say that itrsquos something that can be done by an African American They showed us that anybody regardless of race creed and religion can do anything if they set their mind to itrdquo Though the civil rights movement has progressed leaps and bounds since the 1940rsquos Gooch says that there is still a stigma associated with the elite status of a pilot in the military He says that many youths of today donrsquot know any pilots so it is hard for them to understand that it is even a possibility for themselves
ldquoThe sad part is that there are not more African American pilots in the Air Force today When I talk to schools they are surprised to know that being a pilot is even something that can be a goal They only know their own environment or situation We need to continue to let young African Americans know that this is something that can be achievedrdquo explains Gooch
Bowman started his life in a small town in Iowa during the Great Depression He set his goals high and achieved them After retiring from military service Bowman returned to the Des Moines area and attended Drake University gaining his BS at Drake From Drake he went to Texas where he taught education and psychology at Wiley College Marshall Texas in concert with obtaining his Masterrsquos at Wiley After his time at Wiley College he returned to the Des Moines area and taught science at Nathan Weeks Middle School for nine years Eventually Dr Bowman entered administrative roles in the Des Moines educational community advancing to Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for the Des Moines Public Schools
Dr Bowman was an active leader in various civic and community organizations He lectured nationally on multi-cultural educational issues black history and his experiences as a ldquoTuskegee Airmanrdquo Locally Dr James E Bowman was one of the founding members of the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Centerrsquos board of directors
Listen to retired Tuskegee Flight Officer Dr James E Bowman share a few of his memories
Sourcesbull AAREGbull Vimeo bull North High Hall of Famebull Des Moines Register
Page 11
AND THEN THERE WERE WOMEN Elizabeth T Dozier
Thank you to Pia Winters Jordan Project Director of the Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for sharing with us the incredible legacy of nurses who served alongside the Airmen We are honored to feature their history and stories
Be sure to visit Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for more information
Pia Jordan Project Director (Photo by Chris Levister)
Just like all the other Tuskegee Army Angels of Mercy Elizabeth T Dozier arrived at Tuskegee Army Flying School (TAAF) as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in 1942 Unlike most of her nursing sisters she was a widow and one of the older nurses - about 35-years-old She was born in South Carolina around 1907 Before coming to TAAF she served as a supervisor of nurses at Grady Hospital in Atlanta Georgia In the 1940 census Dozier was listed as a graduate nurse at Grady Hospital This public hospital had the first training school for nurses in the state of Georgia
Dozier worked as a surgical nurse on the base and was promoted to first lieutenant by 1946 According to one station hospital roster she had transferred to Lockbourne Army Air Base in Ohio in 1946 In a nursing newsletter she wrote for the Lockbourne Army Air Base (LAAB) she was one of five nurses who reported from TAAF on May 3 1946 She also wrote that she along with Beatrice Hill were the principal chief nurses during that year
On a side note in the March 15 1946 issue of the base Hawkrsquos Cry ldquo LTs Dozier and Scott return to duty after brief illnessesrdquo Even the nurses had to nurse each other sometimes (1942 yearbook Family Search section at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah the 16th US Census Hawkrsquos Cry base newspaper Lockbourne Army Air Base nursing article on March 15 1947 Atlanta Georgia City government website)
Page 12
Visit Tuskegee Airmen Profiles and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the famed Tuskegee Airmen New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the CAF Red Tail Squadron continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum Artifact Spotlight
The CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum is a community collaborative effort made up of photos and information of artifacts pertaining to the Tuskegee Airmen submitted from all around the country Anyone with an item of significance to the Tuskegee Airmen or has visited the location of a memorial in tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen can share their knowledge by submiting your own virtual artifacts
Memorializations on Columbus AFB Mississippi
Many of the buildings structures and streets at Columbus Air Force Base are dedicated to an outstanding Airman for their brave actions in the line of duty The hangars on base are no exception
Here are a few dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmenbull ALVA TEMPLE ROADbull TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DISPLAYbull WALKER CENTER
Page 13
Photo courtesy Jeff Berlin
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Find great treasures AND honor the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP Visit our online store Shipping is included for state-side orders
Hear Brad Langrsquos thoughts on the importance of joining the Top Flight Club
Brad is one the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51C Mustang pilots and son of Tuskegee Airman Donald Lang Sr
For $99 you can join the exclusive ranks of the Top Flight Club
When you join yoursquoll get the special members-only Top Flight Club hat and annual pin You will receive a different pin each year of membership
You will also receive a Top Flight Club membership card giving you a 10 discount on all purchases
Become part of this awesome collaboration with the CAF Red Tail Squadron to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
Page 14
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
Page 15
WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
Page 16
Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
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Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
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Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
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Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 6
OUR MISSION IN ACTIONStudents who have visited the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit share their letters of thanks to the Tuskegee Airmen
L-R Tuskegee Airmen Harry Stewart Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Lt Col Robert Bob Friend Hillard Pouncy Charles McGee Harold Brown Photo courtesy Marsha Bordner
Page 7
What teachers and parents have to say
How did the materials from CAF RISE ABOVE Resource Kits or visiting the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit benefit both you as a teacher and your students
I am looking forward to using this material because the story of the Tuskegee Airmen is significant for students to understand their contribution to WWII
The story of the Airmen combines a great story of history with character traits that are exemplified by these posters
-Greg CabanaGunston MSArlington VA
Question
Answer
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
The CAF RISE ABOVE website has a wealth of information about the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP and offers resources for educators youth leaders parents and students
Check out our new web site
Check both RISE ABOVE Resource Kits
Our free downloadable RISE ABOVE Resource Kits provides users access to posters featuring the Six Guiding Principles PowerPointrsquos classroom activities and a wealth of material about the Tuskegee Airmen or the WASP
Page 8
Make a one-time or recurring donation to help us ensure that the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP is passed on to future generations so that their strength of character courage and ability to triumph over adversity may serve as a means to inspire others to RISE ABOVE obstacles in their own lives and achieve their goals
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CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
The CAF RISE ABOVEreg is an educational outreach program of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Your contribution is tax deductible less the value of the benefits given in return for your contribution noted above if any CAF FEIN 74-1484491
WE NEED YOUIf you believe like we do that the lessons and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP are relevant and important for young people today we would appreciate your comments and suggestions about the program you have to offer
ldquoThe CAF Red Tail Squadron is one of the few organizations that has a hands-on approach to opening peoplesrsquo eyes to aviation and the history of the Tuskegee Airmen The RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit gives young people the opportunity to find out things that they may never have been exposed tordquo
~Tuskegee Airman Leo Roger GrayMay 30 1924 ndash September 23 2016Unit 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group
Page 9
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PROFILES James Everett BowmanClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer T68699 Des Moines IA
1922ndash January 13 2014
Dr James Bowman graduated from North High school in Des Moines in 1940 As a young man Bowman had only traveled as far as Minnesota Little did he know he was about to have the experience of a lifetime and live the story that many Americans still want to hear about over 70 years later
This story however doesnrsquot have the easiest of beginnings In the 1940rsquos racism was alive and well in the United States and young African Americans were still proving their worth as members of the armed forces
Like all young men at the time Bowmen registered for the draft However when the board president found out he was enrolled in
college he was told to go back to school ldquoThe head of the draft board asked if I was in school and he said we didnrsquot have many Negroes in college As far as he was concerned as long as I was keeping my grades up he wasnrsquot going to send me to the warrdquo says Bowman So he continued on with his degree in Biology and lived his life like any other college student There was something nagging in the back of his mind though He remembers the exact moment he heard about the Perl Harbor bombing ldquoI was at the library on Iowa State University campus when I heard Pearl Harbor had been bombed At the time I thought what a lot of us thought lsquoWhatrsquos Pearl Harborrsquordquo
America was now a part of the war Though the draft board told him he would not be drafted to serve Bowman still felt the need to serve ldquoIrsquod go to church and see my friendsrsquo parents and theyrsquod say lsquoJimmy what are you still doing here My son is over there getting shot atrsquo Well I got to thinking about that and decided I wanted to carry my load I was thinking lsquowell I do want to fly an airplanersquordquo he explains
That inkling of an idea became a dream and soon Bowman answered his call to duty He entered the Army Air Corps in 1943 at Camp Dodge Iowa and was sent to Biloxi Mississippi for his initial training He had the dream of flying and the restrictions of racism following him the whole way
As he was headed to Biloxi he had a layover in St Louis He and his white traveling partners got off of the train and when he went to go re-board for the next leg of his journey he was not allowed to board at the same place as the whites Trains were segregated starting in St Louis and as a black person I could not get on the train where the white people were getting on I had to get onto the lsquoJim Crowrsquo car that was up close to the coal car and locomotive The coal dust would blow off onto the black folksrdquo he explains lsquoJim Crowrsquo was the name of local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 They mandated segregation in all public facilities in southern states with a supposedly ldquoseparate but equalrdquo status for African Americans
Like all other facilities in the south the military training areas were segregated Not only was the government still limiting access to facilities but Bowmanrsquos fellow Soldiers made him aware of where he stood in the ranksin the back Upon arriving in Mississippi Bowman had to wait to get onto the troop carrier until all the white troops had gotten on ldquoI had to walk through all of them to go to the back because blacks had to be in the backSome of them got smart with me and were pushing and shoving me I couldnrsquot do anything
Page 10
because there was one of me and what seemed like a hundred of themrdquo Bowman explains his first memory of being in Mississippi
During his training he learned how to fly and fight as a member of an all African American team Though the military allowed African Americans in they still segregated the missions facilities and units Bowman finished his training in January 1945 He got his wings and became an officer and fighter pilot Something that was unheard of only 3 years earlier The war was over only months later and Bowman never saw battle but he still experienced the opportunity of a lifetime and proved that he and other African Americans were more than capable of piloting aircraft in the US Army Air Corps
Lt Col Grant lsquoGoorsquo Gooch 132nd Fighter Wing Operations Support Commander and F-16 pilot is just one of the many young African American pilots in the US military today Bowman and others like him paved the way for Gooch and fellow aviators ldquoThey laid the path for others to say that itrsquos something that can be done by an African American They showed us that anybody regardless of race creed and religion can do anything if they set their mind to itrdquo Though the civil rights movement has progressed leaps and bounds since the 1940rsquos Gooch says that there is still a stigma associated with the elite status of a pilot in the military He says that many youths of today donrsquot know any pilots so it is hard for them to understand that it is even a possibility for themselves
ldquoThe sad part is that there are not more African American pilots in the Air Force today When I talk to schools they are surprised to know that being a pilot is even something that can be a goal They only know their own environment or situation We need to continue to let young African Americans know that this is something that can be achievedrdquo explains Gooch
Bowman started his life in a small town in Iowa during the Great Depression He set his goals high and achieved them After retiring from military service Bowman returned to the Des Moines area and attended Drake University gaining his BS at Drake From Drake he went to Texas where he taught education and psychology at Wiley College Marshall Texas in concert with obtaining his Masterrsquos at Wiley After his time at Wiley College he returned to the Des Moines area and taught science at Nathan Weeks Middle School for nine years Eventually Dr Bowman entered administrative roles in the Des Moines educational community advancing to Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for the Des Moines Public Schools
Dr Bowman was an active leader in various civic and community organizations He lectured nationally on multi-cultural educational issues black history and his experiences as a ldquoTuskegee Airmanrdquo Locally Dr James E Bowman was one of the founding members of the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Centerrsquos board of directors
Listen to retired Tuskegee Flight Officer Dr James E Bowman share a few of his memories
Sourcesbull AAREGbull Vimeo bull North High Hall of Famebull Des Moines Register
Page 11
AND THEN THERE WERE WOMEN Elizabeth T Dozier
Thank you to Pia Winters Jordan Project Director of the Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for sharing with us the incredible legacy of nurses who served alongside the Airmen We are honored to feature their history and stories
Be sure to visit Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for more information
Pia Jordan Project Director (Photo by Chris Levister)
Just like all the other Tuskegee Army Angels of Mercy Elizabeth T Dozier arrived at Tuskegee Army Flying School (TAAF) as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in 1942 Unlike most of her nursing sisters she was a widow and one of the older nurses - about 35-years-old She was born in South Carolina around 1907 Before coming to TAAF she served as a supervisor of nurses at Grady Hospital in Atlanta Georgia In the 1940 census Dozier was listed as a graduate nurse at Grady Hospital This public hospital had the first training school for nurses in the state of Georgia
Dozier worked as a surgical nurse on the base and was promoted to first lieutenant by 1946 According to one station hospital roster she had transferred to Lockbourne Army Air Base in Ohio in 1946 In a nursing newsletter she wrote for the Lockbourne Army Air Base (LAAB) she was one of five nurses who reported from TAAF on May 3 1946 She also wrote that she along with Beatrice Hill were the principal chief nurses during that year
On a side note in the March 15 1946 issue of the base Hawkrsquos Cry ldquo LTs Dozier and Scott return to duty after brief illnessesrdquo Even the nurses had to nurse each other sometimes (1942 yearbook Family Search section at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah the 16th US Census Hawkrsquos Cry base newspaper Lockbourne Army Air Base nursing article on March 15 1947 Atlanta Georgia City government website)
Page 12
Visit Tuskegee Airmen Profiles and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the famed Tuskegee Airmen New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the CAF Red Tail Squadron continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum Artifact Spotlight
The CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum is a community collaborative effort made up of photos and information of artifacts pertaining to the Tuskegee Airmen submitted from all around the country Anyone with an item of significance to the Tuskegee Airmen or has visited the location of a memorial in tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen can share their knowledge by submiting your own virtual artifacts
Memorializations on Columbus AFB Mississippi
Many of the buildings structures and streets at Columbus Air Force Base are dedicated to an outstanding Airman for their brave actions in the line of duty The hangars on base are no exception
Here are a few dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmenbull ALVA TEMPLE ROADbull TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DISPLAYbull WALKER CENTER
Page 13
Photo courtesy Jeff Berlin
SHOP WITH WITH A PURPOSE
Find great treasures AND honor the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP Visit our online store Shipping is included for state-side orders
Hear Brad Langrsquos thoughts on the importance of joining the Top Flight Club
Brad is one the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51C Mustang pilots and son of Tuskegee Airman Donald Lang Sr
For $99 you can join the exclusive ranks of the Top Flight Club
When you join yoursquoll get the special members-only Top Flight Club hat and annual pin You will receive a different pin each year of membership
You will also receive a Top Flight Club membership card giving you a 10 discount on all purchases
Become part of this awesome collaboration with the CAF Red Tail Squadron to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
Page 14
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
Page 15
WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
Page 16
Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
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Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
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Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
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RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
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CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
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Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 7
What teachers and parents have to say
How did the materials from CAF RISE ABOVE Resource Kits or visiting the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit benefit both you as a teacher and your students
I am looking forward to using this material because the story of the Tuskegee Airmen is significant for students to understand their contribution to WWII
The story of the Airmen combines a great story of history with character traits that are exemplified by these posters
-Greg CabanaGunston MSArlington VA
Question
Answer
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
The CAF RISE ABOVE website has a wealth of information about the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP and offers resources for educators youth leaders parents and students
Check out our new web site
Check both RISE ABOVE Resource Kits
Our free downloadable RISE ABOVE Resource Kits provides users access to posters featuring the Six Guiding Principles PowerPointrsquos classroom activities and a wealth of material about the Tuskegee Airmen or the WASP
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Make a one-time or recurring donation to help us ensure that the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP is passed on to future generations so that their strength of character courage and ability to triumph over adversity may serve as a means to inspire others to RISE ABOVE obstacles in their own lives and achieve their goals
Give online by calling 888-928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
The CAF RISE ABOVEreg is an educational outreach program of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Your contribution is tax deductible less the value of the benefits given in return for your contribution noted above if any CAF FEIN 74-1484491
WE NEED YOUIf you believe like we do that the lessons and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP are relevant and important for young people today we would appreciate your comments and suggestions about the program you have to offer
ldquoThe CAF Red Tail Squadron is one of the few organizations that has a hands-on approach to opening peoplesrsquo eyes to aviation and the history of the Tuskegee Airmen The RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit gives young people the opportunity to find out things that they may never have been exposed tordquo
~Tuskegee Airman Leo Roger GrayMay 30 1924 ndash September 23 2016Unit 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group
Page 9
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PROFILES James Everett BowmanClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer T68699 Des Moines IA
1922ndash January 13 2014
Dr James Bowman graduated from North High school in Des Moines in 1940 As a young man Bowman had only traveled as far as Minnesota Little did he know he was about to have the experience of a lifetime and live the story that many Americans still want to hear about over 70 years later
This story however doesnrsquot have the easiest of beginnings In the 1940rsquos racism was alive and well in the United States and young African Americans were still proving their worth as members of the armed forces
Like all young men at the time Bowmen registered for the draft However when the board president found out he was enrolled in
college he was told to go back to school ldquoThe head of the draft board asked if I was in school and he said we didnrsquot have many Negroes in college As far as he was concerned as long as I was keeping my grades up he wasnrsquot going to send me to the warrdquo says Bowman So he continued on with his degree in Biology and lived his life like any other college student There was something nagging in the back of his mind though He remembers the exact moment he heard about the Perl Harbor bombing ldquoI was at the library on Iowa State University campus when I heard Pearl Harbor had been bombed At the time I thought what a lot of us thought lsquoWhatrsquos Pearl Harborrsquordquo
America was now a part of the war Though the draft board told him he would not be drafted to serve Bowman still felt the need to serve ldquoIrsquod go to church and see my friendsrsquo parents and theyrsquod say lsquoJimmy what are you still doing here My son is over there getting shot atrsquo Well I got to thinking about that and decided I wanted to carry my load I was thinking lsquowell I do want to fly an airplanersquordquo he explains
That inkling of an idea became a dream and soon Bowman answered his call to duty He entered the Army Air Corps in 1943 at Camp Dodge Iowa and was sent to Biloxi Mississippi for his initial training He had the dream of flying and the restrictions of racism following him the whole way
As he was headed to Biloxi he had a layover in St Louis He and his white traveling partners got off of the train and when he went to go re-board for the next leg of his journey he was not allowed to board at the same place as the whites Trains were segregated starting in St Louis and as a black person I could not get on the train where the white people were getting on I had to get onto the lsquoJim Crowrsquo car that was up close to the coal car and locomotive The coal dust would blow off onto the black folksrdquo he explains lsquoJim Crowrsquo was the name of local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 They mandated segregation in all public facilities in southern states with a supposedly ldquoseparate but equalrdquo status for African Americans
Like all other facilities in the south the military training areas were segregated Not only was the government still limiting access to facilities but Bowmanrsquos fellow Soldiers made him aware of where he stood in the ranksin the back Upon arriving in Mississippi Bowman had to wait to get onto the troop carrier until all the white troops had gotten on ldquoI had to walk through all of them to go to the back because blacks had to be in the backSome of them got smart with me and were pushing and shoving me I couldnrsquot do anything
Page 10
because there was one of me and what seemed like a hundred of themrdquo Bowman explains his first memory of being in Mississippi
During his training he learned how to fly and fight as a member of an all African American team Though the military allowed African Americans in they still segregated the missions facilities and units Bowman finished his training in January 1945 He got his wings and became an officer and fighter pilot Something that was unheard of only 3 years earlier The war was over only months later and Bowman never saw battle but he still experienced the opportunity of a lifetime and proved that he and other African Americans were more than capable of piloting aircraft in the US Army Air Corps
Lt Col Grant lsquoGoorsquo Gooch 132nd Fighter Wing Operations Support Commander and F-16 pilot is just one of the many young African American pilots in the US military today Bowman and others like him paved the way for Gooch and fellow aviators ldquoThey laid the path for others to say that itrsquos something that can be done by an African American They showed us that anybody regardless of race creed and religion can do anything if they set their mind to itrdquo Though the civil rights movement has progressed leaps and bounds since the 1940rsquos Gooch says that there is still a stigma associated with the elite status of a pilot in the military He says that many youths of today donrsquot know any pilots so it is hard for them to understand that it is even a possibility for themselves
ldquoThe sad part is that there are not more African American pilots in the Air Force today When I talk to schools they are surprised to know that being a pilot is even something that can be a goal They only know their own environment or situation We need to continue to let young African Americans know that this is something that can be achievedrdquo explains Gooch
Bowman started his life in a small town in Iowa during the Great Depression He set his goals high and achieved them After retiring from military service Bowman returned to the Des Moines area and attended Drake University gaining his BS at Drake From Drake he went to Texas where he taught education and psychology at Wiley College Marshall Texas in concert with obtaining his Masterrsquos at Wiley After his time at Wiley College he returned to the Des Moines area and taught science at Nathan Weeks Middle School for nine years Eventually Dr Bowman entered administrative roles in the Des Moines educational community advancing to Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for the Des Moines Public Schools
Dr Bowman was an active leader in various civic and community organizations He lectured nationally on multi-cultural educational issues black history and his experiences as a ldquoTuskegee Airmanrdquo Locally Dr James E Bowman was one of the founding members of the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Centerrsquos board of directors
Listen to retired Tuskegee Flight Officer Dr James E Bowman share a few of his memories
Sourcesbull AAREGbull Vimeo bull North High Hall of Famebull Des Moines Register
Page 11
AND THEN THERE WERE WOMEN Elizabeth T Dozier
Thank you to Pia Winters Jordan Project Director of the Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for sharing with us the incredible legacy of nurses who served alongside the Airmen We are honored to feature their history and stories
Be sure to visit Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for more information
Pia Jordan Project Director (Photo by Chris Levister)
Just like all the other Tuskegee Army Angels of Mercy Elizabeth T Dozier arrived at Tuskegee Army Flying School (TAAF) as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in 1942 Unlike most of her nursing sisters she was a widow and one of the older nurses - about 35-years-old She was born in South Carolina around 1907 Before coming to TAAF she served as a supervisor of nurses at Grady Hospital in Atlanta Georgia In the 1940 census Dozier was listed as a graduate nurse at Grady Hospital This public hospital had the first training school for nurses in the state of Georgia
Dozier worked as a surgical nurse on the base and was promoted to first lieutenant by 1946 According to one station hospital roster she had transferred to Lockbourne Army Air Base in Ohio in 1946 In a nursing newsletter she wrote for the Lockbourne Army Air Base (LAAB) she was one of five nurses who reported from TAAF on May 3 1946 She also wrote that she along with Beatrice Hill were the principal chief nurses during that year
On a side note in the March 15 1946 issue of the base Hawkrsquos Cry ldquo LTs Dozier and Scott return to duty after brief illnessesrdquo Even the nurses had to nurse each other sometimes (1942 yearbook Family Search section at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah the 16th US Census Hawkrsquos Cry base newspaper Lockbourne Army Air Base nursing article on March 15 1947 Atlanta Georgia City government website)
Page 12
Visit Tuskegee Airmen Profiles and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the famed Tuskegee Airmen New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the CAF Red Tail Squadron continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum Artifact Spotlight
The CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum is a community collaborative effort made up of photos and information of artifacts pertaining to the Tuskegee Airmen submitted from all around the country Anyone with an item of significance to the Tuskegee Airmen or has visited the location of a memorial in tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen can share their knowledge by submiting your own virtual artifacts
Memorializations on Columbus AFB Mississippi
Many of the buildings structures and streets at Columbus Air Force Base are dedicated to an outstanding Airman for their brave actions in the line of duty The hangars on base are no exception
Here are a few dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmenbull ALVA TEMPLE ROADbull TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DISPLAYbull WALKER CENTER
Page 13
Photo courtesy Jeff Berlin
SHOP WITH WITH A PURPOSE
Find great treasures AND honor the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP Visit our online store Shipping is included for state-side orders
Hear Brad Langrsquos thoughts on the importance of joining the Top Flight Club
Brad is one the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51C Mustang pilots and son of Tuskegee Airman Donald Lang Sr
For $99 you can join the exclusive ranks of the Top Flight Club
When you join yoursquoll get the special members-only Top Flight Club hat and annual pin You will receive a different pin each year of membership
You will also receive a Top Flight Club membership card giving you a 10 discount on all purchases
Become part of this awesome collaboration with the CAF Red Tail Squadron to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
Page 14
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
Page 15
WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
Page 16
Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
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Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
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Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 8
Make a one-time or recurring donation to help us ensure that the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP is passed on to future generations so that their strength of character courage and ability to triumph over adversity may serve as a means to inspire others to RISE ABOVE obstacles in their own lives and achieve their goals
Give online by calling 888-928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
The CAF RISE ABOVEreg is an educational outreach program of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Your contribution is tax deductible less the value of the benefits given in return for your contribution noted above if any CAF FEIN 74-1484491
WE NEED YOUIf you believe like we do that the lessons and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP are relevant and important for young people today we would appreciate your comments and suggestions about the program you have to offer
ldquoThe CAF Red Tail Squadron is one of the few organizations that has a hands-on approach to opening peoplesrsquo eyes to aviation and the history of the Tuskegee Airmen The RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit gives young people the opportunity to find out things that they may never have been exposed tordquo
~Tuskegee Airman Leo Roger GrayMay 30 1924 ndash September 23 2016Unit 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group
Page 9
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PROFILES James Everett BowmanClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer T68699 Des Moines IA
1922ndash January 13 2014
Dr James Bowman graduated from North High school in Des Moines in 1940 As a young man Bowman had only traveled as far as Minnesota Little did he know he was about to have the experience of a lifetime and live the story that many Americans still want to hear about over 70 years later
This story however doesnrsquot have the easiest of beginnings In the 1940rsquos racism was alive and well in the United States and young African Americans were still proving their worth as members of the armed forces
Like all young men at the time Bowmen registered for the draft However when the board president found out he was enrolled in
college he was told to go back to school ldquoThe head of the draft board asked if I was in school and he said we didnrsquot have many Negroes in college As far as he was concerned as long as I was keeping my grades up he wasnrsquot going to send me to the warrdquo says Bowman So he continued on with his degree in Biology and lived his life like any other college student There was something nagging in the back of his mind though He remembers the exact moment he heard about the Perl Harbor bombing ldquoI was at the library on Iowa State University campus when I heard Pearl Harbor had been bombed At the time I thought what a lot of us thought lsquoWhatrsquos Pearl Harborrsquordquo
America was now a part of the war Though the draft board told him he would not be drafted to serve Bowman still felt the need to serve ldquoIrsquod go to church and see my friendsrsquo parents and theyrsquod say lsquoJimmy what are you still doing here My son is over there getting shot atrsquo Well I got to thinking about that and decided I wanted to carry my load I was thinking lsquowell I do want to fly an airplanersquordquo he explains
That inkling of an idea became a dream and soon Bowman answered his call to duty He entered the Army Air Corps in 1943 at Camp Dodge Iowa and was sent to Biloxi Mississippi for his initial training He had the dream of flying and the restrictions of racism following him the whole way
As he was headed to Biloxi he had a layover in St Louis He and his white traveling partners got off of the train and when he went to go re-board for the next leg of his journey he was not allowed to board at the same place as the whites Trains were segregated starting in St Louis and as a black person I could not get on the train where the white people were getting on I had to get onto the lsquoJim Crowrsquo car that was up close to the coal car and locomotive The coal dust would blow off onto the black folksrdquo he explains lsquoJim Crowrsquo was the name of local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 They mandated segregation in all public facilities in southern states with a supposedly ldquoseparate but equalrdquo status for African Americans
Like all other facilities in the south the military training areas were segregated Not only was the government still limiting access to facilities but Bowmanrsquos fellow Soldiers made him aware of where he stood in the ranksin the back Upon arriving in Mississippi Bowman had to wait to get onto the troop carrier until all the white troops had gotten on ldquoI had to walk through all of them to go to the back because blacks had to be in the backSome of them got smart with me and were pushing and shoving me I couldnrsquot do anything
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because there was one of me and what seemed like a hundred of themrdquo Bowman explains his first memory of being in Mississippi
During his training he learned how to fly and fight as a member of an all African American team Though the military allowed African Americans in they still segregated the missions facilities and units Bowman finished his training in January 1945 He got his wings and became an officer and fighter pilot Something that was unheard of only 3 years earlier The war was over only months later and Bowman never saw battle but he still experienced the opportunity of a lifetime and proved that he and other African Americans were more than capable of piloting aircraft in the US Army Air Corps
Lt Col Grant lsquoGoorsquo Gooch 132nd Fighter Wing Operations Support Commander and F-16 pilot is just one of the many young African American pilots in the US military today Bowman and others like him paved the way for Gooch and fellow aviators ldquoThey laid the path for others to say that itrsquos something that can be done by an African American They showed us that anybody regardless of race creed and religion can do anything if they set their mind to itrdquo Though the civil rights movement has progressed leaps and bounds since the 1940rsquos Gooch says that there is still a stigma associated with the elite status of a pilot in the military He says that many youths of today donrsquot know any pilots so it is hard for them to understand that it is even a possibility for themselves
ldquoThe sad part is that there are not more African American pilots in the Air Force today When I talk to schools they are surprised to know that being a pilot is even something that can be a goal They only know their own environment or situation We need to continue to let young African Americans know that this is something that can be achievedrdquo explains Gooch
Bowman started his life in a small town in Iowa during the Great Depression He set his goals high and achieved them After retiring from military service Bowman returned to the Des Moines area and attended Drake University gaining his BS at Drake From Drake he went to Texas where he taught education and psychology at Wiley College Marshall Texas in concert with obtaining his Masterrsquos at Wiley After his time at Wiley College he returned to the Des Moines area and taught science at Nathan Weeks Middle School for nine years Eventually Dr Bowman entered administrative roles in the Des Moines educational community advancing to Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for the Des Moines Public Schools
Dr Bowman was an active leader in various civic and community organizations He lectured nationally on multi-cultural educational issues black history and his experiences as a ldquoTuskegee Airmanrdquo Locally Dr James E Bowman was one of the founding members of the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Centerrsquos board of directors
Listen to retired Tuskegee Flight Officer Dr James E Bowman share a few of his memories
Sourcesbull AAREGbull Vimeo bull North High Hall of Famebull Des Moines Register
Page 11
AND THEN THERE WERE WOMEN Elizabeth T Dozier
Thank you to Pia Winters Jordan Project Director of the Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for sharing with us the incredible legacy of nurses who served alongside the Airmen We are honored to feature their history and stories
Be sure to visit Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for more information
Pia Jordan Project Director (Photo by Chris Levister)
Just like all the other Tuskegee Army Angels of Mercy Elizabeth T Dozier arrived at Tuskegee Army Flying School (TAAF) as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in 1942 Unlike most of her nursing sisters she was a widow and one of the older nurses - about 35-years-old She was born in South Carolina around 1907 Before coming to TAAF she served as a supervisor of nurses at Grady Hospital in Atlanta Georgia In the 1940 census Dozier was listed as a graduate nurse at Grady Hospital This public hospital had the first training school for nurses in the state of Georgia
Dozier worked as a surgical nurse on the base and was promoted to first lieutenant by 1946 According to one station hospital roster she had transferred to Lockbourne Army Air Base in Ohio in 1946 In a nursing newsletter she wrote for the Lockbourne Army Air Base (LAAB) she was one of five nurses who reported from TAAF on May 3 1946 She also wrote that she along with Beatrice Hill were the principal chief nurses during that year
On a side note in the March 15 1946 issue of the base Hawkrsquos Cry ldquo LTs Dozier and Scott return to duty after brief illnessesrdquo Even the nurses had to nurse each other sometimes (1942 yearbook Family Search section at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah the 16th US Census Hawkrsquos Cry base newspaper Lockbourne Army Air Base nursing article on March 15 1947 Atlanta Georgia City government website)
Page 12
Visit Tuskegee Airmen Profiles and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the famed Tuskegee Airmen New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the CAF Red Tail Squadron continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum Artifact Spotlight
The CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum is a community collaborative effort made up of photos and information of artifacts pertaining to the Tuskegee Airmen submitted from all around the country Anyone with an item of significance to the Tuskegee Airmen or has visited the location of a memorial in tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen can share their knowledge by submiting your own virtual artifacts
Memorializations on Columbus AFB Mississippi
Many of the buildings structures and streets at Columbus Air Force Base are dedicated to an outstanding Airman for their brave actions in the line of duty The hangars on base are no exception
Here are a few dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmenbull ALVA TEMPLE ROADbull TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DISPLAYbull WALKER CENTER
Page 13
Photo courtesy Jeff Berlin
SHOP WITH WITH A PURPOSE
Find great treasures AND honor the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP Visit our online store Shipping is included for state-side orders
Hear Brad Langrsquos thoughts on the importance of joining the Top Flight Club
Brad is one the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51C Mustang pilots and son of Tuskegee Airman Donald Lang Sr
For $99 you can join the exclusive ranks of the Top Flight Club
When you join yoursquoll get the special members-only Top Flight Club hat and annual pin You will receive a different pin each year of membership
You will also receive a Top Flight Club membership card giving you a 10 discount on all purchases
Become part of this awesome collaboration with the CAF Red Tail Squadron to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
Page 14
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
Page 15
WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
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Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
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denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
Page 22
Follow us on InstagramCheck out archived photos and highlights as we tour the countryRISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
Kim PardonPublic RelationsMediaPRcafriseaboveorg
Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 9
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PROFILES James Everett BowmanClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer T68699 Des Moines IA
1922ndash January 13 2014
Dr James Bowman graduated from North High school in Des Moines in 1940 As a young man Bowman had only traveled as far as Minnesota Little did he know he was about to have the experience of a lifetime and live the story that many Americans still want to hear about over 70 years later
This story however doesnrsquot have the easiest of beginnings In the 1940rsquos racism was alive and well in the United States and young African Americans were still proving their worth as members of the armed forces
Like all young men at the time Bowmen registered for the draft However when the board president found out he was enrolled in
college he was told to go back to school ldquoThe head of the draft board asked if I was in school and he said we didnrsquot have many Negroes in college As far as he was concerned as long as I was keeping my grades up he wasnrsquot going to send me to the warrdquo says Bowman So he continued on with his degree in Biology and lived his life like any other college student There was something nagging in the back of his mind though He remembers the exact moment he heard about the Perl Harbor bombing ldquoI was at the library on Iowa State University campus when I heard Pearl Harbor had been bombed At the time I thought what a lot of us thought lsquoWhatrsquos Pearl Harborrsquordquo
America was now a part of the war Though the draft board told him he would not be drafted to serve Bowman still felt the need to serve ldquoIrsquod go to church and see my friendsrsquo parents and theyrsquod say lsquoJimmy what are you still doing here My son is over there getting shot atrsquo Well I got to thinking about that and decided I wanted to carry my load I was thinking lsquowell I do want to fly an airplanersquordquo he explains
That inkling of an idea became a dream and soon Bowman answered his call to duty He entered the Army Air Corps in 1943 at Camp Dodge Iowa and was sent to Biloxi Mississippi for his initial training He had the dream of flying and the restrictions of racism following him the whole way
As he was headed to Biloxi he had a layover in St Louis He and his white traveling partners got off of the train and when he went to go re-board for the next leg of his journey he was not allowed to board at the same place as the whites Trains were segregated starting in St Louis and as a black person I could not get on the train where the white people were getting on I had to get onto the lsquoJim Crowrsquo car that was up close to the coal car and locomotive The coal dust would blow off onto the black folksrdquo he explains lsquoJim Crowrsquo was the name of local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 They mandated segregation in all public facilities in southern states with a supposedly ldquoseparate but equalrdquo status for African Americans
Like all other facilities in the south the military training areas were segregated Not only was the government still limiting access to facilities but Bowmanrsquos fellow Soldiers made him aware of where he stood in the ranksin the back Upon arriving in Mississippi Bowman had to wait to get onto the troop carrier until all the white troops had gotten on ldquoI had to walk through all of them to go to the back because blacks had to be in the backSome of them got smart with me and were pushing and shoving me I couldnrsquot do anything
Page 10
because there was one of me and what seemed like a hundred of themrdquo Bowman explains his first memory of being in Mississippi
During his training he learned how to fly and fight as a member of an all African American team Though the military allowed African Americans in they still segregated the missions facilities and units Bowman finished his training in January 1945 He got his wings and became an officer and fighter pilot Something that was unheard of only 3 years earlier The war was over only months later and Bowman never saw battle but he still experienced the opportunity of a lifetime and proved that he and other African Americans were more than capable of piloting aircraft in the US Army Air Corps
Lt Col Grant lsquoGoorsquo Gooch 132nd Fighter Wing Operations Support Commander and F-16 pilot is just one of the many young African American pilots in the US military today Bowman and others like him paved the way for Gooch and fellow aviators ldquoThey laid the path for others to say that itrsquos something that can be done by an African American They showed us that anybody regardless of race creed and religion can do anything if they set their mind to itrdquo Though the civil rights movement has progressed leaps and bounds since the 1940rsquos Gooch says that there is still a stigma associated with the elite status of a pilot in the military He says that many youths of today donrsquot know any pilots so it is hard for them to understand that it is even a possibility for themselves
ldquoThe sad part is that there are not more African American pilots in the Air Force today When I talk to schools they are surprised to know that being a pilot is even something that can be a goal They only know their own environment or situation We need to continue to let young African Americans know that this is something that can be achievedrdquo explains Gooch
Bowman started his life in a small town in Iowa during the Great Depression He set his goals high and achieved them After retiring from military service Bowman returned to the Des Moines area and attended Drake University gaining his BS at Drake From Drake he went to Texas where he taught education and psychology at Wiley College Marshall Texas in concert with obtaining his Masterrsquos at Wiley After his time at Wiley College he returned to the Des Moines area and taught science at Nathan Weeks Middle School for nine years Eventually Dr Bowman entered administrative roles in the Des Moines educational community advancing to Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for the Des Moines Public Schools
Dr Bowman was an active leader in various civic and community organizations He lectured nationally on multi-cultural educational issues black history and his experiences as a ldquoTuskegee Airmanrdquo Locally Dr James E Bowman was one of the founding members of the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Centerrsquos board of directors
Listen to retired Tuskegee Flight Officer Dr James E Bowman share a few of his memories
Sourcesbull AAREGbull Vimeo bull North High Hall of Famebull Des Moines Register
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AND THEN THERE WERE WOMEN Elizabeth T Dozier
Thank you to Pia Winters Jordan Project Director of the Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for sharing with us the incredible legacy of nurses who served alongside the Airmen We are honored to feature their history and stories
Be sure to visit Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for more information
Pia Jordan Project Director (Photo by Chris Levister)
Just like all the other Tuskegee Army Angels of Mercy Elizabeth T Dozier arrived at Tuskegee Army Flying School (TAAF) as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in 1942 Unlike most of her nursing sisters she was a widow and one of the older nurses - about 35-years-old She was born in South Carolina around 1907 Before coming to TAAF she served as a supervisor of nurses at Grady Hospital in Atlanta Georgia In the 1940 census Dozier was listed as a graduate nurse at Grady Hospital This public hospital had the first training school for nurses in the state of Georgia
Dozier worked as a surgical nurse on the base and was promoted to first lieutenant by 1946 According to one station hospital roster she had transferred to Lockbourne Army Air Base in Ohio in 1946 In a nursing newsletter she wrote for the Lockbourne Army Air Base (LAAB) she was one of five nurses who reported from TAAF on May 3 1946 She also wrote that she along with Beatrice Hill were the principal chief nurses during that year
On a side note in the March 15 1946 issue of the base Hawkrsquos Cry ldquo LTs Dozier and Scott return to duty after brief illnessesrdquo Even the nurses had to nurse each other sometimes (1942 yearbook Family Search section at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah the 16th US Census Hawkrsquos Cry base newspaper Lockbourne Army Air Base nursing article on March 15 1947 Atlanta Georgia City government website)
Page 12
Visit Tuskegee Airmen Profiles and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the famed Tuskegee Airmen New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the CAF Red Tail Squadron continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum Artifact Spotlight
The CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum is a community collaborative effort made up of photos and information of artifacts pertaining to the Tuskegee Airmen submitted from all around the country Anyone with an item of significance to the Tuskegee Airmen or has visited the location of a memorial in tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen can share their knowledge by submiting your own virtual artifacts
Memorializations on Columbus AFB Mississippi
Many of the buildings structures and streets at Columbus Air Force Base are dedicated to an outstanding Airman for their brave actions in the line of duty The hangars on base are no exception
Here are a few dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmenbull ALVA TEMPLE ROADbull TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DISPLAYbull WALKER CENTER
Page 13
Photo courtesy Jeff Berlin
SHOP WITH WITH A PURPOSE
Find great treasures AND honor the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP Visit our online store Shipping is included for state-side orders
Hear Brad Langrsquos thoughts on the importance of joining the Top Flight Club
Brad is one the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51C Mustang pilots and son of Tuskegee Airman Donald Lang Sr
For $99 you can join the exclusive ranks of the Top Flight Club
When you join yoursquoll get the special members-only Top Flight Club hat and annual pin You will receive a different pin each year of membership
You will also receive a Top Flight Club membership card giving you a 10 discount on all purchases
Become part of this awesome collaboration with the CAF Red Tail Squadron to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
Page 14
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
Page 15
WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
Page 16
Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
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Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
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Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
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Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
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because there was one of me and what seemed like a hundred of themrdquo Bowman explains his first memory of being in Mississippi
During his training he learned how to fly and fight as a member of an all African American team Though the military allowed African Americans in they still segregated the missions facilities and units Bowman finished his training in January 1945 He got his wings and became an officer and fighter pilot Something that was unheard of only 3 years earlier The war was over only months later and Bowman never saw battle but he still experienced the opportunity of a lifetime and proved that he and other African Americans were more than capable of piloting aircraft in the US Army Air Corps
Lt Col Grant lsquoGoorsquo Gooch 132nd Fighter Wing Operations Support Commander and F-16 pilot is just one of the many young African American pilots in the US military today Bowman and others like him paved the way for Gooch and fellow aviators ldquoThey laid the path for others to say that itrsquos something that can be done by an African American They showed us that anybody regardless of race creed and religion can do anything if they set their mind to itrdquo Though the civil rights movement has progressed leaps and bounds since the 1940rsquos Gooch says that there is still a stigma associated with the elite status of a pilot in the military He says that many youths of today donrsquot know any pilots so it is hard for them to understand that it is even a possibility for themselves
ldquoThe sad part is that there are not more African American pilots in the Air Force today When I talk to schools they are surprised to know that being a pilot is even something that can be a goal They only know their own environment or situation We need to continue to let young African Americans know that this is something that can be achievedrdquo explains Gooch
Bowman started his life in a small town in Iowa during the Great Depression He set his goals high and achieved them After retiring from military service Bowman returned to the Des Moines area and attended Drake University gaining his BS at Drake From Drake he went to Texas where he taught education and psychology at Wiley College Marshall Texas in concert with obtaining his Masterrsquos at Wiley After his time at Wiley College he returned to the Des Moines area and taught science at Nathan Weeks Middle School for nine years Eventually Dr Bowman entered administrative roles in the Des Moines educational community advancing to Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for the Des Moines Public Schools
Dr Bowman was an active leader in various civic and community organizations He lectured nationally on multi-cultural educational issues black history and his experiences as a ldquoTuskegee Airmanrdquo Locally Dr James E Bowman was one of the founding members of the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Centerrsquos board of directors
Listen to retired Tuskegee Flight Officer Dr James E Bowman share a few of his memories
Sourcesbull AAREGbull Vimeo bull North High Hall of Famebull Des Moines Register
Page 11
AND THEN THERE WERE WOMEN Elizabeth T Dozier
Thank you to Pia Winters Jordan Project Director of the Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for sharing with us the incredible legacy of nurses who served alongside the Airmen We are honored to feature their history and stories
Be sure to visit Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for more information
Pia Jordan Project Director (Photo by Chris Levister)
Just like all the other Tuskegee Army Angels of Mercy Elizabeth T Dozier arrived at Tuskegee Army Flying School (TAAF) as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in 1942 Unlike most of her nursing sisters she was a widow and one of the older nurses - about 35-years-old She was born in South Carolina around 1907 Before coming to TAAF she served as a supervisor of nurses at Grady Hospital in Atlanta Georgia In the 1940 census Dozier was listed as a graduate nurse at Grady Hospital This public hospital had the first training school for nurses in the state of Georgia
Dozier worked as a surgical nurse on the base and was promoted to first lieutenant by 1946 According to one station hospital roster she had transferred to Lockbourne Army Air Base in Ohio in 1946 In a nursing newsletter she wrote for the Lockbourne Army Air Base (LAAB) she was one of five nurses who reported from TAAF on May 3 1946 She also wrote that she along with Beatrice Hill were the principal chief nurses during that year
On a side note in the March 15 1946 issue of the base Hawkrsquos Cry ldquo LTs Dozier and Scott return to duty after brief illnessesrdquo Even the nurses had to nurse each other sometimes (1942 yearbook Family Search section at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah the 16th US Census Hawkrsquos Cry base newspaper Lockbourne Army Air Base nursing article on March 15 1947 Atlanta Georgia City government website)
Page 12
Visit Tuskegee Airmen Profiles and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the famed Tuskegee Airmen New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the CAF Red Tail Squadron continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum Artifact Spotlight
The CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum is a community collaborative effort made up of photos and information of artifacts pertaining to the Tuskegee Airmen submitted from all around the country Anyone with an item of significance to the Tuskegee Airmen or has visited the location of a memorial in tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen can share their knowledge by submiting your own virtual artifacts
Memorializations on Columbus AFB Mississippi
Many of the buildings structures and streets at Columbus Air Force Base are dedicated to an outstanding Airman for their brave actions in the line of duty The hangars on base are no exception
Here are a few dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmenbull ALVA TEMPLE ROADbull TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DISPLAYbull WALKER CENTER
Page 13
Photo courtesy Jeff Berlin
SHOP WITH WITH A PURPOSE
Find great treasures AND honor the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP Visit our online store Shipping is included for state-side orders
Hear Brad Langrsquos thoughts on the importance of joining the Top Flight Club
Brad is one the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51C Mustang pilots and son of Tuskegee Airman Donald Lang Sr
For $99 you can join the exclusive ranks of the Top Flight Club
When you join yoursquoll get the special members-only Top Flight Club hat and annual pin You will receive a different pin each year of membership
You will also receive a Top Flight Club membership card giving you a 10 discount on all purchases
Become part of this awesome collaboration with the CAF Red Tail Squadron to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
Page 14
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
Page 15
WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
Page 16
Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
Page 22
Follow us on InstagramCheck out archived photos and highlights as we tour the countryRISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
Kim PardonPublic RelationsMediaPRcafriseaboveorg
Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 11
AND THEN THERE WERE WOMEN Elizabeth T Dozier
Thank you to Pia Winters Jordan Project Director of the Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for sharing with us the incredible legacy of nurses who served alongside the Airmen We are honored to feature their history and stories
Be sure to visit Tuskegee Airmen Nurses Project for more information
Pia Jordan Project Director (Photo by Chris Levister)
Just like all the other Tuskegee Army Angels of Mercy Elizabeth T Dozier arrived at Tuskegee Army Flying School (TAAF) as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in 1942 Unlike most of her nursing sisters she was a widow and one of the older nurses - about 35-years-old She was born in South Carolina around 1907 Before coming to TAAF she served as a supervisor of nurses at Grady Hospital in Atlanta Georgia In the 1940 census Dozier was listed as a graduate nurse at Grady Hospital This public hospital had the first training school for nurses in the state of Georgia
Dozier worked as a surgical nurse on the base and was promoted to first lieutenant by 1946 According to one station hospital roster she had transferred to Lockbourne Army Air Base in Ohio in 1946 In a nursing newsletter she wrote for the Lockbourne Army Air Base (LAAB) she was one of five nurses who reported from TAAF on May 3 1946 She also wrote that she along with Beatrice Hill were the principal chief nurses during that year
On a side note in the March 15 1946 issue of the base Hawkrsquos Cry ldquo LTs Dozier and Scott return to duty after brief illnessesrdquo Even the nurses had to nurse each other sometimes (1942 yearbook Family Search section at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah the 16th US Census Hawkrsquos Cry base newspaper Lockbourne Army Air Base nursing article on March 15 1947 Atlanta Georgia City government website)
Page 12
Visit Tuskegee Airmen Profiles and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the famed Tuskegee Airmen New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the CAF Red Tail Squadron continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum Artifact Spotlight
The CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum is a community collaborative effort made up of photos and information of artifacts pertaining to the Tuskegee Airmen submitted from all around the country Anyone with an item of significance to the Tuskegee Airmen or has visited the location of a memorial in tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen can share their knowledge by submiting your own virtual artifacts
Memorializations on Columbus AFB Mississippi
Many of the buildings structures and streets at Columbus Air Force Base are dedicated to an outstanding Airman for their brave actions in the line of duty The hangars on base are no exception
Here are a few dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmenbull ALVA TEMPLE ROADbull TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DISPLAYbull WALKER CENTER
Page 13
Photo courtesy Jeff Berlin
SHOP WITH WITH A PURPOSE
Find great treasures AND honor the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP Visit our online store Shipping is included for state-side orders
Hear Brad Langrsquos thoughts on the importance of joining the Top Flight Club
Brad is one the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51C Mustang pilots and son of Tuskegee Airman Donald Lang Sr
For $99 you can join the exclusive ranks of the Top Flight Club
When you join yoursquoll get the special members-only Top Flight Club hat and annual pin You will receive a different pin each year of membership
You will also receive a Top Flight Club membership card giving you a 10 discount on all purchases
Become part of this awesome collaboration with the CAF Red Tail Squadron to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
Page 14
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
Page 15
WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
Page 16
Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
Page 22
Follow us on InstagramCheck out archived photos and highlights as we tour the countryRISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
Kim PardonPublic RelationsMediaPRcafriseaboveorg
Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 12
Visit Tuskegee Airmen Profiles and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the famed Tuskegee Airmen New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the CAF Red Tail Squadron continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum Artifact Spotlight
The CAF Red Tail Squadron Virtual Museum is a community collaborative effort made up of photos and information of artifacts pertaining to the Tuskegee Airmen submitted from all around the country Anyone with an item of significance to the Tuskegee Airmen or has visited the location of a memorial in tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen can share their knowledge by submiting your own virtual artifacts
Memorializations on Columbus AFB Mississippi
Many of the buildings structures and streets at Columbus Air Force Base are dedicated to an outstanding Airman for their brave actions in the line of duty The hangars on base are no exception
Here are a few dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmenbull ALVA TEMPLE ROADbull TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DISPLAYbull WALKER CENTER
Page 13
Photo courtesy Jeff Berlin
SHOP WITH WITH A PURPOSE
Find great treasures AND honor the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP Visit our online store Shipping is included for state-side orders
Hear Brad Langrsquos thoughts on the importance of joining the Top Flight Club
Brad is one the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51C Mustang pilots and son of Tuskegee Airman Donald Lang Sr
For $99 you can join the exclusive ranks of the Top Flight Club
When you join yoursquoll get the special members-only Top Flight Club hat and annual pin You will receive a different pin each year of membership
You will also receive a Top Flight Club membership card giving you a 10 discount on all purchases
Become part of this awesome collaboration with the CAF Red Tail Squadron to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
Page 14
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
Page 15
WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
Page 16
Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
Page 22
Follow us on InstagramCheck out archived photos and highlights as we tour the countryRISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
Kim PardonPublic RelationsMediaPRcafriseaboveorg
Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 13
Photo courtesy Jeff Berlin
SHOP WITH WITH A PURPOSE
Find great treasures AND honor the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP Visit our online store Shipping is included for state-side orders
Hear Brad Langrsquos thoughts on the importance of joining the Top Flight Club
Brad is one the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51C Mustang pilots and son of Tuskegee Airman Donald Lang Sr
For $99 you can join the exclusive ranks of the Top Flight Club
When you join yoursquoll get the special members-only Top Flight Club hat and annual pin You will receive a different pin each year of membership
You will also receive a Top Flight Club membership card giving you a 10 discount on all purchases
Become part of this awesome collaboration with the CAF Red Tail Squadron to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
Page 14
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
Page 15
WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
Page 16
Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
Page 22
Follow us on InstagramCheck out archived photos and highlights as we tour the countryRISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
Kim PardonPublic RelationsMediaPRcafriseaboveorg
Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 14
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - TUSKEGEE AIRMEN UNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
Lawrence A BrownClass 44-K-SE 211945 Flt Officer
T68700 Jamaica NY
The Class of 42-D 2nd Lieutenants Clarence C Jamison Charles
Dryden and Sidney P Brooks
Class 42-ETop Lee Rayford George Knox Bottom James Knighten Sherman White
Clinton McIntyre-Class 45-E-SE2nd Lt 02075549 Bronx NY
Page 15
WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
Page 16
Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
Page 22
Follow us on InstagramCheck out archived photos and highlights as we tour the countryRISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
Kim PardonPublic RelationsMediaPRcafriseaboveorg
Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 15
WASP PROFILE Bernice (Falk) Haydu Class 44-W-7
Bernice ldquoBeerdquo Falk Haydu (born December 15 1920) was an American aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II Haydu remained active in aviation and as an advocate for women pilots into her 90s
Bernice Falk was born and raised in Montclair New Jersey She graduated from high school there in 1938 While working as a secretary she enrolled in aviation classes on weekends because her brother Lloyd was in the Army Air Force and she found that she also liked flying In 1944 she attended WASP flight training in Sweetwater Texas
After completing training in March 1944 Bee Falk was assigned to Pecos Army Airfield as an engineering test pilot and a utility pilot for the remainder of the WASP program After the war Bee Haydu ferried aircraft and opened a Cessna dealership She owned a flight school
with several other veterans and worked for Indamer a New York company that sold aircraft parts to India She also participated in airshows and in two Powder Puff Derbies In 1971 she was seriously injured as a passenger in an airshow flight in Ottawa
Falk was president of the Order of Fifinella an alumnae group for WASPs from 1975 to 1978 during her tenure WASPs were officially recognized as veterans by Congress and from 1978 to 1980 she was president of Women Military Aviators She was one of the three surviving WASPs present in the Oval Office in 2009 when Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASPs for their service In May 2000 Bee was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame amp Museum of New Jersey and in 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Bee Falk married fellow aviator Joe Haydu in 1951 They had three children together Joseph Steven and Diana born in 1952 1953 and 1954 respectively She was widowed in 2001 and spent her later life in Florida Haydu published a memoir of World War II Letters Home 1944-1945 in 2008 She gave memorabilia and an oral history interview to the Library of Congress and donated other materials to the Texas Womenrsquos University in Denton Texas There is a plaque commemorating the work of Bee Falk Haydu at the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport and her WASP uniform is on display at the National Air and Space Museum
SourcesWomen in Aviation Wikipedia
ldquoFollow your dreams There may be pitfalls along the way but just pick yourself up dust yourself off and continue on your wayrdquo
Bee dismounting a PT-17
Page 16
Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
Page 22
Follow us on InstagramCheck out archived photos and highlights as we tour the countryRISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
Kim PardonPublic RelationsMediaPRcafriseaboveorg
Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 16
Visit WASP PROFILES and take a closer look at the lives and accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
New profiles are added regularly and will grow as the staff and volunteers of the RISE ABOVE WASP continue their tireless efforts to research and share the remarkable stories of these important American figures
We invite you to share stories and photos with us to feature Contact LaVone infocafriseaboveorg by calling (888) 928-0188 or by mail at
CAF RISE ABOVE971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
In February of 1944 the WASP were issued their distinctive blue uniforms The shade had a particular name of Santiago blue
DID YOU KNOW
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
Page 22
Follow us on InstagramCheck out archived photos and highlights as we tour the countryRISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
Kim PardonPublic RelationsMediaPRcafriseaboveorg
Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 17
Check out the trailer from the CAF RISE ABOVE WASP movie that will be shown in the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit
Be sure to visit the RISE ABOVE WASP area of the website We invite you take a deeper dive to learn more about the
remarkable WASPs and be inspired to tap into the ability within yourself to overcome barriers and find success
Download the free CAF RISE ABOVE WASP Resource Kit
For use by teachers youth leaders and parents
Upon submission of the form you will receive an email with a link to access the materials
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
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RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
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Page 22
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Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 18
July 8 1943
Dearest SisKindly note change of address I am so happy to be here and can hardly realize that I am actually a part of this marvelous new program It was a real thrill when I first saw these tremendous air fields the huge hangars and the beautiful planes in the air my heart simply started to pound
Love SpookAdaline Alma BlankWASP Class 43-8Avenger Field Sweetwater TX
ARCHIVE PHOTOS - WASPUNLESS NOTED ALL PHOTOS ARE COURTESY OF THE TWU LIBRARIESrsquo WOMANrsquoS COLLECTION
TEXAS WOMANrsquoS UNIVERSITY DENTON TEXAS
June 6 1945 became a major turning point of WWII Though WASP werent allowed in combat nor even outside the US for their operations they were there in spirit because WASPs like Barbara Erikson London
and Evelyn Sharp ferried aircraft like C-47s and P-51s that would be used in the D-Day invasion
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
Page 22
Follow us on InstagramCheck out archived photos and highlights as we tour the countryRISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
Kim PardonPublic RelationsMediaPRcafriseaboveorg
Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 19
denotes a new Top Flight Club member of the CAF Red Tail Squadron
Thank you to the donors who have joined us at the supporter level of $100 or more Pledge your support and join the ranks Names are listed in the online Honorary Flight Log
Kenneth S AdamsWilliam K AdamsArline L AkinaJoseph W AlbrightJean Christophe AllaireAlbert J Allen Gerrit J AllenMichael AllenRosenwald Delano AltheimerTodd amp Teri AndersonJohn AndersonMark W AnsbroKenneth W Arinwine Lydia ArnoldAlvornia AshbyLarry AskewLonnell AutmanJohn AyresJohn BakerEdward R BalotskyHarris Barnes IIIMary K BarneybackFrank BellAlan BelluominiChristina BeltzMary BeyerRobert BirminghamThomas BlalockJohn BloomTed BoehlkeSamuel BolesEleanor F Bookwalter Kenneth BoydJudy BrackenOscar J Brashear Carolyn BrooksDr Stephen BrooksWillie R Brooks JrJohn B BrownHarold Brown Col Simon BrownVenice BrownJohn L Bryan SrJohn BuckleyMichael BuckleyJohn BurkesHenry L ButlerSandra ButtsRobert CaldwellRohlann L CallenderDonald Callender
Katherine CampbellAaron CarrDale CarrisonBrenda CarrollHerbert amp Jacqueline CarsonOliver ChampionArnie ChapmanClarence Childs Mitchell ChristianMary Lou CiborekJoyce Clay-SandersRobert J CochranEnorris ConicVictor ContiGarland Core JrHilda CoxWalter CoxLawrence CrawfordCarol CrenshawC CullersRial CummingsJames CustusMark DalyJay DaviesLula DavisGregory DayneJames DiggsJoseph A DornThomas A DrehsLucy DruliasArthur DryeMarylouise DunhamJohn David EadsRobert T Eady SrIrene EdgeRobert ElderMichael W EverettRoger L FaheyAllen FarringtonAnna Marie FergusonGloria FergusonJoseph FeskaninGregory FieldsSandra S Foley-SmithCharles FordWilliam FordVerdis FordZenobia FordPeter ForkerEdward FranceElmer Freeman
Kathy FreemanLois GardnerKeith L GarsideMichael Gascon Dr Hillary Gaston SrGerald Z GibianClinton H GilesIsaac T Gillam IVWilliam H GoinesCatherine H GoldenRobert GranucciBrenda S GrapeJames GrayThomas R GreenCorvan GreerDeborah GreerEdward GreerRussell L Gregory JrJames Thomas Grimes JrJames E GroganRaymond O GrossPaul GuercioEdward HadleyClara M HallPaul W HanreederLon HansonKenneth HansonRobert HatfieldBenny F HawkinsRoosevelt Haywood IIIOle HelgersonJohn HertJack HickeyYolanda HicksClaude Hildreth IIIRoland W HillSteven A HillyardMuriel N HinkleElbert C HinksonRussell W HipplewitzDennis HobartBonnie HouseUlysses Howard SrThomas T HowardLynn HughesPeter HuttCynthia IrvinDiane Jackson in honor of her father Tuskegee Airman George I Smith Jr
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
Page 22
Follow us on InstagramCheck out archived photos and highlights as we tour the countryRISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
Kim PardonPublic RelationsMediaPRcafriseaboveorg
Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 20
Andrea Jackson Avery M Jackson Dallas JacksonDiane JacksonEvelyn JacksonJohn JacksonRobert Lewis JacksonRichard JansenMazie JenkinsFarris T JohnsonJacqueline JohnsonWeyman JohnsonJerry JohnsonJulius JohnsonCharles JonahDavid JonesMilton JonesRonald F JonesPat KeefeHenry R Kelly SrJohn KembleCora E KendrickEdward P KeoughHerbert J KesslerAllan KileyJames KingPaula KnickerbockerRonald KnightErnest W KostyKylesTerry LacrosseBrenda LandmanLynne LarkinTerry LeackDonald H LeavenworthRalph V LemesDolores LeonardEdward Leonard IIRussell LetobarLinda LevineNathaniel W LewisGregory LincolnWilliam LindseyCraig LittlefieldJohn LloydPatricia J LogsdonVondetta E LongusBilly D LouisThomas LuchkaGerald LudwigCharles LutzRobert LydonBarbara A Lynch-FreemanJulius LyonsPeter T Macy
Lucille Zenzele MagwoodHeide MarieIrvin MarshRichard MarxBenjamin MasonMerylean MatthewsGloria MatthewsAlton MattoxStanley E Mc GrewRichard F Mc LaughlinCharles D McCarthyLarry McEverBeverly McNairDaniel McNamaraIsa-Kae MeksinCarol MeltzEugene MeyerCarlton W MillerWilliam J MillerHerman MitchellNina MitchellBilly J MooreLeori MooreFrank M MoralesRichard MorettoJames NafzigerBruce NagleMarina Z NelsonFrank NoonanHarry OdenGregory amp Rhoda OlsenBeverly OlsonMark OrsquoMalleyRobert E OrsquoRourkeCarole PageHelen H PageJohn E Paolo Steven PalmerGlenn ParkerKenneth M ParksR W PerryRobert A PetersMahlon PlowmanRoger PlummerRichard E PooleDwight PowellMilton D Quigless JrRichard J QuirkSally Rajamaki in memory of Don HinzWilliam RamosCarol RamseyRobert RatcliffRay ReidDavid Richardson
C L Riley JrVivian RitterCharles RiversStephen RobertsonClarence RobieAdam M Robinson JrHenry RomeroKathie Rones In honor of Elmer Embry RonesWilbur RouseRichard RozmanElizabeth RuckerFloyd RuffEarl B RuffnerR W RussellGordon RutledgeWilliam J RutledgeGeorge SchaafGary SchoennauerBruce SchofieldJames G SchumanHelmut SchwabEthel G Scott Stephanie SecreaseS J SeditaMatthew S SenaWilliam A ShaverJane ShedoudyLisa ShirleyDonnie SimpsonJane A SimsRobert SimsMarcus L SissonLisa K SmileyCharles R SmithGloria E SmithFrank SmithSennie SmithQuentin J Smith JrWalter SmithLeroy F SpauldingDonna SprottRoss StaffhorstWilliam L StebbinsGlandale StewartJames O SuberElmore SullivanDorothy SwaffordMichael SweetRita A SwenssonJames TanksleyZynobia Butler TatumA R TaylorGretchen TaylorSanford Taylor
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
Charles V WilkinsVincent WilkinsDouglas WilliamsEdith WilliamsPatricia WilliamsPhilip WilliamsMargaret WilsonRitchie WilsonCalvin WimsLee WorthenEdward WrightCharles YostSheila WynnShirley YostDavid ZuckAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCatalyst Healthcare Real Estate In memory of Monroe Dixon Jr
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
Page 22
Follow us on InstagramCheck out archived photos and highlights as we tour the countryRISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
Kim PardonPublic RelationsMediaPRcafriseaboveorg
Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
Page 21
Fred Terry Bobby ThomasLillian Thomas in memory of Rose ThomasNancy Thompson Patricia P Thompson Pamela Threets John Toles Jr Richard TomaselloWalter TownsendDavid TrotterMary TroudtToni TschampionLeonard A TschirhartCynthia A TuckerJanice TuckerJohn P UpchurchPatricia D Usphs Andrew ValentineHarry Van Dusen
Ricardo VecchioneWardella VelascoDonna Marie VerchioGregory L WadeDonald J WaldvogelAnita M Ward Mr amp Mrs Lorenzo WashingtonH WatersBobby L WatsonChester WeatherlyJohn WeeksPaul A WeiserLarry WelchOtis WeldonHarold E WellsFrank WestLisa WestonRichard WhiteDavid WhitingWilliam Whitney
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Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
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Follow us on Facebook CAF RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Americarsquos first black military pilots and their support personnel Their strength courage and ability to triumph over adversity during WWII can serve to inspire others about how to succeed today
CAF RISE ABOVE WASP - Share the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in order to inspire others especially girls and young women to RISE ABOVE expectations and find a greater appreciation of their potential
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Keep and eye on our blog and donrsquot miss out on a single story Find an archive of all our best articles featuring closer looks at original Tuskegee Airmen the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen and many more in-depth stories in our blog Check it out
For general inquiries contact
LaVone KayMarketing Directorinfocafriseaboveorg(888) 928-0188
Doug RozendaalSquadron Leaderleadercafriseaboveorg
To bring RISE ABOVE to your event contact
Kristi YounkinSenior Logistics Coordinatorlogisticscafriseaboveorg (479) 228-4520
Please mail correspondence or donations to our home office at
CAF RISE ABOVEreg971 Hallstrom DriveRed Wing MN 55066
Melanie BurdenVolunteer Coordinatorvolunteercafriseaboveorg
See us in action on YouTube RISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
RISE ABOVE Red Tail - Stay up to date in real time on Twitter Join the conversation cafredtail on Twitter Therersquos a lot going on here and you donrsquot want to miss it Want to help educate others about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Retweet to spread the word
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Follow us on InstagramCheck out archived photos and highlights as we tour the countryRISE ABOVE Red TailRISE ABOVE WASP
Kim PardonPublic RelationsMediaPRcafriseaboveorg
Commemorative Air Force CAF Red Tail Squadron RISE ABOVE Six Guiding Principles Triumph Over Adversity RISE ABOVE Red Tail RISE ABOVE WASP RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and Americarsquos Tribute to the Tuskegee
Airmen are trademarks of the Commemorative Air Force All Rights Reserved
