Description: Illustrated portraits of Tuskegee Airmen from Central Ohio. The portraits are signed by the pilots. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American pilots in the armed forces of the United States. The squadron was formed in 1941 and based in Tuskegee, Alabama. ALTERNATE TEXT: Artwork of nine African American men who were part of the Tuskegee Airmen. The image includes two airplanes; the right airplane has a red nose and tail. Beneath the red plane is a distant field of grass and trees with a road going through them. There is also a pilot in the cockpit. Top left corner: Herndon 'Don' Cummings- He wears goggles on the top of his head and a collared shirt. He has a smile on his face. Top middle: Alex Boudreaux- He wears a helmet with goggles on his forehead. He has a jacket on along with a collared shirt and tie. Second row, left: Walter McCreary- He wears an officer's hat with a United States eagle seal. He also wears a collared shirt with pins on the lapels. Second row, second to left: Walter Kyle- He wears a dark officer's hat with a United States eagle seal, and a collared shirt. He also has a small moustache. Second row, middle: Walter Davidson- He wears a hat with a collard shirt and a tie. Second row, second from right: Harold Sawyer- He wears an officer's hat with a United States eagle seal. He also wears a collared shirt with a tie. Second row, right: Harold Brown- He wears a collared shirt with pins on the lapels. Bottom row, left: Charles 'C.I.' Williams- He wears a hat with a pin on it. He also has on a collared shirt with a tie. Bottom row, right: William Watkins- He wears a dark officer's hat with a United States eagle seal, and a collared shirt. His suit jacket has a patch on his left side, which has wings above a star and the number 1 above the wings. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_OVS19
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; African American Ohioans; Air pilots; Airplanes; Tuskegee Airmen; United States. Air Force.; World War II
Places: Ohio; Tuskegee (Alabama)
 

Description: Bernard S. Proctor and Benjamin O. Davis Jr. posing for a photograph at a Tuskegee Airmen event. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS23_B04F32
Subjects: African Americans; African American soldiers; Proctor, Bernard Shaw; Tuskegee Airmen; Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.; World War II; 99th Pursuit Fighter Squadron; 332nd Fighter Group; Men; United States Army Air Corps; United States Air Force
 

Description: Illustration of the 302nd squadron of the Tuskegee Airmen 332nd fighter group, Spit Fire, by A. Ric Druet. This print is autographed by A. Ric Druet and several Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American pilots in the armed forces of the United States. The squadron was formed in 1941 and based in Tuskegee, Alabama. Print 33 of 1500 ALTERNATE TEXT: Three airplanes sit on a runway at a military base. There is one plane in the air, which is blue with large clouds. The planes all have red noses and tails, with silver bodies. The closest plane is the "Ina the Macon Belle", and it has a pilot inside and a mechanic on the wing. The second plane, "Alice-Jo", also has a pilot in the cockpit and mechanic on the wing. The last plane grounded is "Lucifer" and has the mechanic on the ground and a mechanic looking at the nose. Three men stand to the left next to a Jeep-like Humvee vehicle, marked 219321. Two men are further to the left with the furthest man in a brown leather jacket. Another Humvee sits further up the runway, in front of the last plane. A tent is behind that Humvee. The bottom of the image has signatures with an image of a red flying devil wielding a pitch fork. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS_6_B11F2_01
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; African American Ohioans; Air pilots; Airplanes; Tuskegee Airmen; United States. Air Force.; World War II
 

Description: Illustration of the 301st squadron of the Tuskegee Airmen 332nd fighter group, Spit Fire, by A. Ric Druet. This print is autographed by A. Ric Druet and several Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American pilots in the armed forces of the United States. The squadron was formed in 1941 and based in Tuskegee, Alabama. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS_6_B11F3_01
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; African American Ohioans; Air pilots; Airplanes; Tuskegee Airmen; United States. Air Force.; World War II
 

Description: Illustration of the 99th squadron of the Tuskegee Airmen 332nd fighter group, Spit Fire, by A. Ric Druet. This print is autographed by A. Ric Druet and several Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American pilots in the armed forces of the United States. The squadron was formed in 1941 and based in Tuskegee, Alabama. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS_6_B11F4_01
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; African American Ohioans; Air pilots; Airplanes; Tuskegee Airmen; United States. Air Force.; World War II
 

Description: Illustration of the 100th squadron of the Tuskegee Airmen 332nd Fighter Group, Spit Fire, by A. Ric Druet. This print is autographed by A. Ric Druet and several Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American pilots in the armed forces of the United States. The squadron was formed in 1941 and based in Tuskegee, Alabama. ALTERNATE TEXT: Various styles of planes fly through the sky from the left side of the colorful scene. Each plane has a trail of white smoke behind it. One German plane, number 8, towards the middle right of the scene appears to have been shot and is falling out of the sky, with black smoke coming out of the right engine. The closest plane reads 569 with a number 7 on the right flank. Under the title and artist, there is a logo with a large brown cougar-like cat, with wings. The cat has its front paws on a globe showing North America. The cat is in a round yellow sunburst, inside of a blue ring, white ring, and lastly a red ring. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS_6_B11F5_01
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American Ohioans; Air pilots; Airplanes; Tuskegee Airmen; United States. Air Force.; World War II
 

Description: The 99th Armament Section of the Tuskegee Airmen. ALTERNATE TEXT: A group of men pose for a picture wearing military uniforms, including hats. There are two white buildings behind the men with trees to the left of the buildings. At the far left of the photograph, there is a pole with wires attached to a pole in the middle of the two buildings. 15 men stand in the top row. 15 men sit in the middle row. 16 men sit in the middle row, with an officer in the direct middle of the row. He wears a different uniform and hat. The left and right edges of the photograph are overexposed and hard to make out details. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS23_B09F10_C
Subjects: African Americans; African American soldiers; Proctor, Bernard Shaw; Tuskegee Airmen; World War II; 99th Pursuit Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Corps; United States Air Force; Military uniforms; People
 

Description: Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the first African American general officer in the United States Air Force and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen, outside on a porch in Italy. Two (2) men and one (1) woman are near the building behind him. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS23_B02F27_G
Subjects: African Americans; African American soldiers; Proctor, Bernard Shaw; Davis, Benjamin O.; Tuskegee Airmen; World War II; 99th Pursuit Fighter Squadron; 332nd Fighter Group; Men; Women; People; Porches; United States Army Air Corps; United States Air Force
Places: Italy
 

Description: Bernard S. Proctor in uniform, wearing a jacket and hat, standing in front of a large crowd behind him. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS23_B03F17_B
Subjects: African Americans; African American soldiers; Proctor, Bernard Shaw; Tuskegee Airmen; World War II; 99th Pursuit Fighter Squadron; 332nd Fighter Group; Men; United States Army Air Corps; United States Air Force; Military uniforms; People
 

Description: Four (4) women and two (2) men sitting on a beach in Italy, with people and buildings in the distance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS23_B02F27_B
Subjects: African Americans; African American soldiers; Proctor, Bernard Shaw; Tuskegee Airmen; World War II; 99th Pursuit Fighter Squadron; 332nd Fighter Group; Men; Women; Beaches; Buildings; United States Army Air Corps; United States Air Force
Places: Italy
 

Description: Five (5) men standing outside on a road with greenery behind them. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS23_B02F27_A
Subjects: African Americans; African American soldiers; Proctor, Bernard Shaw; Tuskegee Airmen; World War II; 99th Pursuit Fighter Squadron; 332nd Fighter Group; Streets; Trees; Men; United States Army Air Corps; United States Air Force
Places: Italy
 

Description: Bernard S. Proctor and one (1) other man eating at a table outside in an enclosed area near the beach. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS23_B02F27_E
Subjects: African Americans; African American soldiers; Proctor, Bernard Shaw; Tuskegee Airmen; World War II; 99th Pursuit Fighter Squadron; 332nd Fighter Group; Men; Beaches; Buildings; Porches; United States Army Air Corps; United States Air Force
Places: Italy