WWII Veteran & Tuskegee Airman Lt Col Harry Stewart Joins St. Francis High School Black History Month Celebration

St. Francis High School was tremendously honored to have Lt Col Harry Stewart, World War II Veteran and member of the Tuskegee Airmen, join them as a guest speaker as part of the school’s Black History Month celebration.

Lt Col Stewart is a retired U.S. Army Air Force officer, a Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, and a decorated combat fighter pilot. St. Francis High School thanks Lt Col Stewart for taking the time to speak with the school community and share his incredible story. “SFHS is grateful for your courageous service to the nation!”

The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332d Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces. The name also applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, crew chiefs, nurses, cooks, and other support personnel. All black military pilots who trained in the United States trained at Griel Field, Kennedy Field, Moton Field, Shorter Field, and the Tuskegee Army Air Fields. They were educated at the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University), located near Tuskegee, Alabama. [Wikipedia]

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