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Alexander Jefferson (November 15, 1921 – June 22, 2022) (POW) (WIA) was an American Air Force officer, famous as one of the Tuskegee Airmen, the 332nd Fighter Group. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
Jun 29, 2007 · Alexander Jefferson was born on November 15, 1921, in Detroit Michigan, the first child of Alexander Jefferson and Jane White Jefferson. His great-grandfather William Jefferson White was born to a slave woman and a white slave owner in the 1830s.
Mar 8, 2024 · Alexander Jefferson, a Tuskegee Airman during WWII, was known for his intelligence, drawing abilities, and bravery in the face of adversity. After the war, Jefferson worked as a science teacher and assistant principal in Detroit, living to be 101 years old until 2022. Among the Tuskegee Airmen introduced in Masters of the Air episode 8, Second ...
On 12 August, 1944, Alexander Jefferson was flying his P-51 Mustang over the French Riviera, when he noticed a string of blinking red lights – anti-aircraft fire. His aircraft critically hit, Jefferson bailed out, and was soon captured by the Germans, beginning a nine-month ordeal as a Prisoner of War.
Jun 25, 2022 · Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, World War II prisoner of war and lifelong Detroiter, died Wednesday. He was 100 years old. The Tuskegee Airmen were the...
Jul 7, 2022 · Every day, memories of World War II—its sights and sounds, its terrors and triumphs—disappear. Give Today. On June 22, Alexander Jefferson (1921-2022), one of the last of the Tuskegee Airmen, passed away at the age of 100.
Nov 10, 2006 · In commemoration of Veterans Day, Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson describes his service in World War II and the difficult adjustment that followed when he returned to a segregated United...
