Brigadier General Charles McGee has passed away, He was 102. McGee was one of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 7, 1919, McGee enlisted in the Army Air Forces on October 26, 1942. McGee was one of the first pilots to graduate from the Army’s experimental program at Tuskegee Institute in June 1943. He would spend the next 30 years in uniform. Charles McGee ended his service to his country having flown more combat missions in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam than any other Air Force pilot.
During his 30 year career, he was awarded the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal with 25 oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster and the Army Commendation Medal among others.
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