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Apr 30, 2024 · The history of Pensacola’s African American WWII veterans is interpreted at the Chappie James Jr. Museum in downtown Pensacola. The museum preserves the childhood home and honors 4-star Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr., a native of Pensacola, and his extraordinary career as a Tuskegee Airman.
May 17, 2024 · Fri, May 17th 2024 at 11:55 AM. WEAR News is giving a salute to our military. Tonight we honor General Daniel “Chappie” James Jr.. who served in the U.S. Air Force. He was the first African...
May 16, 2024 · Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. (1920-1978) learned to fly at Tuskegee Institute and trained other pilots during World War II as one of the Tuskegee Airmen. He is one of the most notable of the Airmen for flying 179 combat missions during the Korean War and the Vietnam War and retiring…
4 days ago · Their names include Gen. Colin Powell; Gen. Lloyd Austin; Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis—first Black graduate (1936) of West Point; former New York City Mayor David Dinkins; politicos Charles Rangle, Percy Sutton and Roscoe Brown; former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young; Gen. Daniel (Chappie) James, and Lt. Gen. Calvin Waller, deputy commander-in ...
1 day ago · The third panel shows Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James, Capt. Ronald Radliff, and Capt. Marcella Hayes. The fourth and fifth panels show Ronald McNair , who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986, Guion Bluford , who in 1983 became the first African American in space, and Mae Jemison , the first African American woman in space.
May 21, 2024 · While attending Tuskegee University and playing football, Daniel James was often compared to his brother, Charles, an all-star football player in Florida A&M. Daniel got the nickname Chappie at this time - as a diminutive for Charles, since he was too big to be Junior.
May 17, 2024 · Faculty cut off Lakota student's feather plume during commencement at a New Mexico high school
