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NEWS | May 3, 2016

Tuskegee Airman reminisces on past while touring JB Charleston

By Airman Megan Munoz Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs

Dr. Eugene Richardson, a Tuskegee Airman, signs a photo of his old unit, 332nd Fighter Group, while stopping for lunch at the Charleston Club during a tour of Joint Base Charleston, April 29, 2016. Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces. The Tuskegee Airmen formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Corps.