Tidewater Chapter
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
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Next meeting
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
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Five of our chapter's Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen: MSgt Ezra Hill, SSgt Utha Knox, Sgt Harry Quinton, Lt Col Francis Horne and CMSgt Grant Williams, in the Tuskegee Airmen Room at Bolling AFB, awaiting transport to the Inauguration of President Barack H. Obama. Missing from picture: SMSgt Emmett Hayes. The Tidewater Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. is proud to proclaim and continue the legacy of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the thousands of men and women who served our country during World World II and beyond in the 99th, 100th, 301st, and 302nd Fighter Squadrons, comprising the 332nd Fighter Group, the 477th Bombardment Group, and their Support Groups.
Our chapter meets monthly, the second Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. at the Ruppert Sargent* Building, Hampton Veterans Conference Room, 1 Franklin Street, Hampton VA 23669. This building is located in downtown Hampton off of Settlers Landing Road. Click here for map.
*NOTE: 1LT Ruppert Leon Sargent, a native of Hampton VA, is the first African-American officer to be awarded the nation's highest award for valor in combat, the Medal of Honor. Click here for more info.
We welcome everyone, military or civilian, who wants to help us preserve the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen. For more information, or to join our chapter or our e-mail list, contact us at (757) 850-5661, by e-mail at tuskegeeairmen@cox.net or contact us by mail at
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