Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated World War II pilot and a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, passed away at 100. Stewart was one of the last surviving combat pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group, the nation’s first Black military pilots. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his combat heroism, and was part of a team of Tuskegee Airmen who won the US Air Force Top Gun flying competition in 1949. Stewart’s life and legacy are celebrated as a testament to courage, breaking racial barriers, and serving his country.
– Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100. Stewart was one of the last surviving combat pilots of the famed 332nd Fighter Group also known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The group were the nation’s first Black military pilots. The Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum said he passed peacefully at his home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on Sunday.
Having grown up in a multicultural neighborhood, Stewart was shocked by the segregation and prejudice of the Jim Crow-era South, but was determined to finish and earn his wings according to the book about his life. After finishing training, the pilots were assigned to escort US bombers in Europe. The Tuskegee Airmen are credited with losing significantly fewer escorted bombers than other fighter groups.
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