Last Tuskegee Airman, Harry Stewart Jr., Dies at 100 Amidst Erasure Attempts
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a Tuskegee Airman, passed away at age 100. A decorated World War II pilot, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for shooting down three German aircraft and was part of a Top Gun-winning team. Despite facing racial barriers throughout his life, including being denied a commercial pilot’s license due to his race, Stewart achieved a distinguished career as a mechanical engineer and vice president of a natural gas pipeline company. His death comes amid controversy surrounding the temporary removal of Air Force training materials featuring the Tuskegee Airmen.
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