Of six historically black colleges and universities included in the program, the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama became the most renowned. During World War II, he served as commander of both Tuskegee units to see combat: the 99th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group. In 2007, Brown and five other Tuskegee airmen accepted the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of the nearly 1,000 black men who went through the Tuskegee Airmen program between 1941 and 1945. During World War II, Anderson was Tuskegee’s ground commander and chief aviation instructor for the 99th Pursuit Squadron. After World War II, Chief Anderson continued training pilots at Moten Field in Tuskegee.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 30, 2020 16:18 UTC