Decorated pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100.
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Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, Jr., among the last surviving Tuskeegee Airmen, dies at 100
Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart, Jr., who was a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, died this week at the age of 100. The Tuskegee Airmen were an all-Black unit of pilots that fought during World War II.
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