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2/LT William P. Armstrong

RIAHOF — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 23:02:59 +0000

William P. Armstrong (1924- 1945) was a Tuskegee Airman/Fighter Pilot, shot down in action on April 1, 1945.

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Paul Broadnax

RIAHOF — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:13:39 +0000

Paul Broadnax, the child of two well-known and influential Boston-area classical musicians, played with the Tuskegee Airmen military band and dance band.

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2/LT Walter S. Gladding

RIAHOF — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:05:35 +0000

2/LT Walter S. Gladding (1915- 1945), a Tuskegee Airman, was born in Plainfield, CT in 1915, the son of Walter and Elsie Gladding of 17 Olney Street, Providence. He attended local public schools, and later played football and ran track at Hope High School. He was an only child. He went on to Rhode Island […]

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2/LT William E. Hill

RIAHOF — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:47:23 +0000

2/LT William E. Hill (1923- 1943) was a Tuskegee Airman and Fighter Pilot. Narragansett native Hill, described by the Providence Journal as the first black pilot from Rhode Island in the Army Air Forces, was killed November 22, 1943 during a training mission over Lake Huron. Lieutenant Hill was serving with the 302nd Fighter Squadron of […]

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LT. George S. Lima

RIAHOF — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:13:14 +0000

LT George S. Lima (1919-2011), a Tuskegee Airman, was born April 4, 1919, son of Cape Verdean immigrant parents who settled in Fall River. His father worked in a mill, while his mother and other family members ran a boarding house and a grocery store. When the Depression hit in the early 1930s, the family […]

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