The Tuskegee Airmen were African-American units who achieved a distinguished record in World War II. Nearly a thousand fighter and bomber pilots, as well as 15,000 crew and support personnel served in the war with the U.S. Army Air Force when the military was racially segregated.
The first black military airmen, the Tuskegee Airmen were dedicated, determined young men who accepted the challenge during a time when many people thought that Blacks were inferior. Named for the Army Air Field where they trained in Alabama, the airfield is now Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.
The Nassau County Historical Society and the Jericho Public Library will host “The Tuskegee Airmen in World War II,” a program set for Sunday, February 5th. The speakers, Patt Terrelongue and Reynard Burns, are from the Tri-State Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen.
This program will begin at 2 pm and is free and open to the public. Registration is required and can be completed on the Jericho Public Library website. For more information visit the Nassau County Historical Society website.
Photo of Red Tail Fighter provided.
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