Illinois Heartland Library System

- Andrew D. Marshall
- Marshall, Andrew D.; United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Tuskegee Airmen; Greece; Italy; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Photographs
- Black and white photograph of Andrew D. Marshall on his return to Allied lines after a crash landing in German-occupied Greece. During an October 7, 1944 strafing mission directed at German airfields near Athens, Marshall was hit by flak and...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 332nd Fighter Group Pilot Andrew D. Marshall with Pilot from the 51st Troop Carrier Wing
- Marshall, Andrew D.; Fighter pilots; United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Italy; Greece; Photographs
- Black and white photograph of Andrew D. Marshall with a 51st Troop Carrier Wing pilot during Marshall's return to Allied lines in Italy after crash landing in German-occupied Greece. During an October 7, 1944 strafing mission directed at German...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., Ramitelli, Italy, September 10, 1944
- Davis, Benjamin O. 1880-1970; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal); United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American;...
- Autographed black and white photograph of General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. taken during a Distinguished Flying Cross award ceremony in Ramitelli, Italy, September 10, 1944. Generals Ira C. Eaker, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Allied Air...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Distinguished Flying Cross Award Ceremony, Ramitelli, Italy, September 10, 1944
- Davis, Benjamin O. 1880-1970; Davis, Benjamin O. (Benjamin Oliver), 1912-2002; Elsberry, Joseph D.; Holsclaw, Jack D.; United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Tuskegee Airmen; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal); World War,...
- Black and white photograph of (R-L) Benjamin O. Davis Sr., Benjamin .O. Davis Jr., Joseph D. Elsberry, and Jack D. Holsclaw during a Distinguished Flying Cross award ceremony, Ramitelli, Italy, September 10, 1944. Generals Ira C. Eaker,...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Distinguished Flying Cross Award Ceremony, Ramitelli, Italy, September 15, 1944
- Davis, Benjamin O. (Benjamin Oliver), 1912-2002; Elsberry, Joseph D.;Holsclaw, Jack D.; Davis, Benjamin O. 1880-1970; United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal): Tuskegee Airmen; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of (L-R) Benjamin O. Davis Jr,, Joseph D. Elsberry, Jack D. Holsclaw, Clarence D. Lester, and Benjamin O. Davis Sr. during the Distinguished Flying Cross award ceremony held at Ramitelli, Italy, September 10, 1944....
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Distinguished Flying Cross Award Ceremony, Ramitelli, Italy, September 10, 1944
- Davis, Benjamin O. 1880-1970; Davis, Benjamin O. (Benjamin Oliver), 1912-2002; Elsberry, Joseph D.; Holsclaw, Jack D.; United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Tuskegee Airmen; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal); World War,...
- Black and white photograph of Benjamin O. Davis Sr. awarding the Distinguished Flying Cross to (L-R) Benjamin. O. Davis Jr., Joseph D. Elsberry, and Jack D. Holsclaw during a ceremony at Ramitelli, Italy, September 10, 1944. Generals Ira C. Eaker,...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Mac Ross in Italy
- Ross, Mac; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Fighter pilots; Italy; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation,...
- Black and white photograph of Mac Ross, one of the first five Tuskegee Airmen pilots to receive their silver wings. He was killed in a plane crash later in 1944, in Italy. The photograph is autographed and inscribed.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 99th Fighter Squadron Pilot John H. Morgan
- Morgan, John H.; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Fighter pilots; Italy; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of pilot John H. Morgan, nicknamed "Skin Man," in Italy, possibly Sicily. Possibly the youngest man in the squadron, he was killed in a landing accident Jan. 2, 1944 at Madna Airfield, Italy.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- John H. Morgan With Jeep
- Morgan, John H.; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Fighter pilots; Italy; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of a group of men from the 99th Fighter Squadron with a jeep in Italy, possibly Sicily. John Morgan is seated on the hood facing the camera. The man in the driver's seat is thought to be Herman "Ace" Lawson. Morgan was...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Erwin B. Lawrence in Italy
- Lawrence, Erwin B.; Fighter pilots; Mustang (Fighter planes); United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of pilot Erwin B. Lawrence in the cockpit of a P-51C Mustang. Lawrence became the commanding officer of the 99th Fighter Squadron after George Roberts. Lawrence was killed in a strafing mission over Rome on October 4,...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- George T. McCrumby Shot Down Near Rome
- Mc Crumby, George T.; Fighter pilots; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation,...
- Photographic negative depicting a newspaper graphic of P-40 Warhawks in combat headlined "Lt. McCrumby Dangled Head Downward for 3,000 Feet." The caption states "Ninety-ninth fighter shot down over beachhead near Rome, dangled by one foot while...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Distinguished Flying Cross Award Visit to the 332nd Fighter Group, Ramitelli, September 10, 1944
- Eaker, Ira, 1896-1987; Twining, Nathan F. (Nathan Farragut), 1897-1982; Davis, Benjamin O. 1880-1970; Strother, Dean C. (Dean Caldwell), 1908-2000; Brooks, Nelson S.; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal); United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter...
- Black and white photograph of (L-R) Ira C. Eaker (?), Nathan Twining (?), Benjamin O. Davis Sr., Dean Strother (?), and Nelson Brooks (?) during a visit to the 332nd Fighter Group in Ramitelli, Italy by Generals Ira C. Eaker, Commander-in-Chief of...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 332nd Fighter Group Color Guard, Distinguished Flying Cross Award Ceremony, Ramitelli, September 10, 1944
- Color guards--Italy--Ramitelli; United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal); Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American;...
- Black and white photograph of the 332nd Fighter Group Color Guard during a Distinguished Flying Cross award ceremony in Ramitelli, Italy Generals Ira C. Eaker, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces; Nathan Twining, commanding...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 332nd Fighter Group Color Guard, Distinguished Flying Cross Award Ceremony, Ramitelli, September 10, 1944
- Color guards--Italy--Ramitelli; United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal); Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American;...
- Black and white photograph of the 332nd Fighter Group Color Guard during a Distinguished Flying Cross award ceremony Ramitelli, Italy. Generals Ira C. Eaker, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces; Nathan Twining, commanding...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Dean Strother? and Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Ramitelli, Italy, September 10, 1944
- Strother, Dean C. (Dean Caldwell), 1908-2000; Davis, Benjamin O. (Benjamin Oliver), 1912-2002; United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal); Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations,...
- Black and white photograph of Dean Strother and Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. during a visit to the 332nd Fighter Groupin Ramitelli, Italy by Generals Ira C. Eaker, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces; Nathan Twining, commanding...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Distinguished Flying Cross Award Ceremony, Ramitelli, Italy, September 10, 1944
- Lester, Clarence D.; Holsclaw, Jack D.; Elsberry, Joseph D.; Davis, Benjamin O. (Benjamin Oliver), 1912-2002; Davis, Benjamin O. 1880-1970; United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal); Tuskegee Airmen;...
- Black and white photograph of (L-R) Clarence D. Lester, Jack D. Holsclaw, Joseph D. Elsberry, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., and Benjamin O. Davis Sr. during a Distinguished Flying Cross award ceremony in Ramitelli, Italy. (The DFCs have been awarded)....
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. Awards Distinguished Flying Cross to Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
- Davis, Benjamin O. 1880-1970; Davis, Benjamin O. (Benjamin Oliver), 1912-2002; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal); United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., awarding a Distinguished Flying Cross to his son 332nd Fighter Group commander Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., Ramitelli, Italy, September 10, 1944. Generals Ira C. Eaker, Commander-in-Chief of...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Generals at Ramitelli, Italy, September 10, 1944
- United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal); Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Ramitelli (Italy); Photographs
- Black and white photograph of (standing center foreground L-R) Ira C. Eaker (?), Nathan Twining (?),(standing center background facing right) Dean Strother (?) and (far right) "Buck Taylor (?) at Ramitelli, Italy. Generals Ira C. Eaker,...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Jack D. Holsclaw, Ramitelli, September 10, 1944
- Holsclaw, Jack D.; Fighter pilots; United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal); Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American;...
- Black and white photograph of Jack D. Holsclaw following receipt of the Distinguished Flying Cross. The photo negative has been reversed. The DFC should be on Holsclaw's left pocket. Generals Ira C. Eaker, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 99th Pilots Shoot down Twelve Nazi Planes (Newspaper Illustration)
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Fighter pilots; P-40 (Fighter planes); Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Fighter plane); World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American;...
- Black and white photography of a newspaper illustration captioned "99th Pilots Shoot Down 12 Nazi Planes." On January 27 and 28, 1944, the 99th shot down 12 enemy aircraft and damaged many others in aerial combat. The planes depicted in this...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen