A funeral service for Asa Newman, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen—the first African-American unit to fly combat airplanes in World War II—was held in Twinsburg Friday, honoring his legacy and saying goodbye. A Cleveland native, Newman graduated from East High in 1936 and moved to Chicago in 1939 to attend college. Newman was a member of the 99th Pursuit Squadron and served in North Africa, Sicily and Italy during WWII. RELATED: Tuskegee Airman and Cleveland native who served in World War II dies at 102Download the News 5 Cleveland app now for more stories from us, plus alerts on major news, the latest weather forecast, traffic information and much more. You can also catch News 5 Cleveland on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube TV, DIRECTV NOW, Hulu Live and more.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 12, 2021 02:26 UTC