James Alonzo Walker
American Tuskegee Airmen aviator (1918–2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Alonzo Walker (September 20, 1918 – August 23, 2004) was an American aviator from Manning, South Carolina who served as a Tuskegee Airman during World War II. He flew more than 102 missions in the European Theatre of WWII, and was shot down in action over Serbia at the time occupied Kingdom of Yugoslavia by Third Reich ( Germany). He was saved in Halyard Mission known in Serbian as (Operation Air Bridge) in July 1944t, by Chetniks and general Dragoljub Draža Mihailović. He served in the military until 1964. He became the first African American commander of an integrated unit in 1950.
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Birth name | James Alonzo Walker |
Nickname(s) | Jimmy |
Born | (1918-09-20)September 20, 1918 Manning, South Carolina U.S. |
Died | March 26, 1992(1992-03-26) (aged 73) Hayward, California U.S. |
Allegiance | United States of America |
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Years of service | 1943-1964 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Unit | 332d Fighter Group |
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Alma mater | Hampton Institute |
Spouse(s) | Cynthia |
Children | 4 |
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