Spurgeon Ellington
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 332nd Fighter Group
In his book, The Tuskegee Airmen: The Men Who Changed A Nation, Charles E. Francis wrote:
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Richard Walter Hall
Military
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1LT Richard Walter "Dopey" Hall Fighter Pilot 332nd Fighter Group - 99th Fighter Squadron - 15th AF
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People
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15th Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force. ... -
332nd Fighter Group
Group
The United States entered World War II with a military that was segregated by race and remained segregated until 1948. War Department planners generally placed White and African-American Army personnel in separate units during World War II. ... -
99th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 99th was originally formed as the Army Air Force's first African American fighter squadron, then known the 99th Pursuit Squadron. The personnel received their initial flight training at Tuskegee, Alabama earning them the nickname Tuskegee Airmen.... -
100th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Established in February 1942 at Tuskegee Army Airfield, Alabama to train African-American flight cadets graduated from the Tuskegee Institute Army contract flying school. At Tuskegee, the squadron performed advanced combat flying training. As the...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Albany, GA, USA | 4 January 1921 |
| Graduated Pilot Training/Commissioned | Tuskegee, AL, USA | 28 July 1943 |
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Class 43-G-SE |
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| Died | Crystal Lake, Georgia 31783, USA | 10 December 1945 |
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Killed in a training accident, apparently in the same aircraft as fellow Tuskegee Airman Spurgeon Ellington |
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| Buried | Albany, GA, USA | 15 December 1945 |
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Oakview Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 03 December 2016 21:16:01 | 466thHistorian | Changes to service number and events |
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http://www.tuskegee.edu/about_us/legacy_of_fame/tuskegee_airmen/tuskegee... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 December 2016 01:37:00 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nickname, nationality, highest rank, role, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29219518 |
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