Detroit, MI
Detroit man who was Tuskegee Airman dies at 100
DETROIT – Alexander Jefferson, a member of the celebrated Tuskegee Airmen throughout World Warfare II, has died at age 100, officers stated Friday.
Jefferson was born in Detroit and remained a lifelong resident. The town introduced final fall that it plans to honor him with the Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson Plaza at Rouge Park the place he flew mannequin airplanes as a baby.
“Col. Jefferson not solely represented the very best of Detroit and our nation, he represented the perfect of humanity,” Mayor Mike Duggan stated.
In recent times, the Tuskegee Airmen have been the topic of books, motion pictures and documentaries highlighting their braveness within the air and the doubts they confronted on the bottom due to their race.
Jefferson, who was Black, flew 18 missions earlier than he was shot down and held as a prisoner of battle for eight months in 1944-45.
He returned to Detroit and was a instructor and college principal for many years.
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