We Remember with Pride Tuskegee Airman CHARLES MCGEE on Memorial Day 2022

MAY 29, 2022

Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee - Born in Cleveland, on Dec. 7, 1919, died in his home on Jan. 16, 2022. He was 102 years old. 

According to a news release put out by Tuskegee Airmen Inc., McGee died peacefully in his sleep.

"He had his right hand over his heart and was smiling serenely," his youngest daughter, Yvonne McGee, said.

Born in Cleveland, on Dec. 7, 1919,

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General Charles McGee, who flew 409 fighter combat missions in three wars as a Tuskegee Airmen has passed away, NPR reports. He was 102.

McGee opted to get involved in something that interested him and soon found himself in Tuskegee, Alabama, learning to fly military aircraft.

"I heard about the aviation opportunity and passed the exams," he said. "[After] my first flight in a PT-17 — to be able to go up there and loop roll and spin and come back and put your feet on the ground — I was hooked! Never have I forgotten that first day."

McGee ended up flying in World War II for the Army as part of what are now called the Tuskegee Airmen — a group of Black pilots and ground personnel with a remarkable service record during the war.  CLICK