Dem Tuskegee Airmen bois by Grace Jones https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng This is for education and fun en-us 2019-01-14 15:52:27 UTC 2023-02-15 18:41:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png The Tuskegee Airmen painted the tails of their fighter planes red. This earned them the nickname the "Red Tails."The famous baseball player Jackie Robinson was once a member of the 761st Tank Battalion.First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt brought attention to the Tuskegee Airmen when she flew with one of their instructors C. Alfred Anderson.Several movies have been made about the Tuskegee Airmen including the 2012 Red Tails.Hall of Fame basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote a book about the 761st Tank Battalion called Brothers in Arms. 2000140153 https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng/wish/320731647 They were dedicated and determined young African-Americans]]> 2019-01-15 13:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng/wish/320731647 What did they do ? 2000140153 https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng/wish/320732979 At the start of the war, African American soldiers were not a part of fighting troops. They worked behind the fighting lines driving supply trucks, handeling war vehicles, and in other roles. However, at the end of the war, African American soldiers began to be used for fighting . They served as fighter pilots, tank operators, ground troops, and officers. ]]> 2019-01-15 13:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng/wish/320732979 facts 2000140153 https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng/wish/320734223
  • The Tuskegee institute was selected by the military to train the African-American pilots. The institute is located in Montgomery, Alabama.

    • ]]>     2019-01-15 13:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng/wish/320734223     Benjamin O.Davis 2000140153 https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng/wish/320735292 Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. was commander of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War 2.He earned several awards including the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal. 

    ]]>     2019-01-15 13:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng/wish/320735292     Doris Miller 2000140153 https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng/wish/320736902 Doris Miller was a cook for the United States Navy. During the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Miller fired at incoming Japanese bombers using an anti-aircraft machine gun. He also rescued a number of injured soldiers saving their lives. He was first African American awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism. ]]> 2019-01-15 13:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng/wish/320736902 Samuel L. Gravely, Jr 2000140153 https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng/wish/320737935 Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. served as commander of the USS PC-1264, a ship that hunted down enemy submarines. The crew of the ship was mostly African-American and Gravely was the first African American officer of an active fighting U.S. navy ship. Gravely later rose to the rank of vice admiral serving in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. ]]> 2019-01-15 13:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng/wish/320737935 Other facts 2000140153 https://padlet.com/2000140153/xkk4gfjlr3ng/wish/320739495
  • The Tuskegee Airmen painted the end of their planes red. This earned them the nickname the "Red Tails."
  • The famous baseball player Jackie Robinson was once a member of the 761st Tank Battalion.

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