Robert W Johnson and the Tuskegee Airmen by Rev. Robert Barnett

Name: Robert W Johnson and the Tuskegee Airmen by Rev. Robert Barnett
Start: 2025-03-15T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Washington County Free Library

Schedule

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Washington County Free Library | Hagerstown, MD

Presentation on Robert W Johnson and the Tuskegee Airmen by Rev. Robert Barnett
Before the Tuskegee Airmen, no African American had ever been a United States military pilot. The Army Air Forces established several African American organizations, including fighter and bombardment groups and squadrons. The Tuskegee Airmen achieved a number of successes during World War II. In all, the Tuskegee Airmen earned eight Purple Hearts, fourteen Bronze Stars, three Distinguished Unit Citations, and 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses.
Robert W Johnson was an exceptional high school athlete, an educator, and served in the Tuskegee Airmen. The Discovery Station in Hagerstown has a display about him and his distinguished life.
Photo credit: Library of Congress