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Sgt. Major Thomas Ellis (June 29, 1920 – January 2, 2018) from San Antonio, Texas, was a member of the famed group of World War II -era African-Americans known as the Tuskegee Airmen. He served in the 301st Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group during WWII.
- Thomas Marvin Ellis
- Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
- June 29, 1920
- January 2, 2018 (aged 97), San Antonio, Texas
Ellis passed away Jan. 2, 2018, at the age of 97. (Johnny Saldivar/Air Force) It is with great sadness that we report on the 2nd of January, Thomas Ellis, one of six remaining Tuskegee airmen...
Nov 27, 2018 · Ellis was drafted in June 1942. He went through basic training in Newport News, VA and was then sent to clerical school in Tampa, FL. He was sent to Tuskegee in October, 1942 to support the 99th Fighter Squadron. He was the first enlisted man in the first all-black fighter group.
Jan 10, 2018 · Former Sgt. Maj. Thomas Ellis, a Tuskegee Airman, died Jan. 2 of a stroke in a San Antonio hospital. He was 97. Ellis will be buried with full military honors on Friday at the Fort Sam...
Former Sgt. Maj. Thomas Ellis, one of six surviving Tuskegee Airmen in San Antonio, died Jan. 2 of a stroke in a local hospital. He was 97. He served as an administrator with the first...
Jan 16, 2018 · Thomas Ellis, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, died in San Antonio Jan. 2 at the age of 97. San Antonio native Thomas Ellis reflects on his time serving with the Tuskegee Airmen from 1942 to 1945. Ellis was assigned to the 332nd Fighter Group that piloted red-tailed P-51 Mustangs in Europe and protected U.S. bombers.
Feb 9, 2010 · Tuskegee Airmen Thomas Ellis, from left to right, Dr. Granville Coggs, Warren Eusan, Dr. Gene Derricotee and John "Mule" Miles answer questions from the audience after the second annual Tuskegee Heritage Breakfast Feb. 8 at the 99th Flying Training Squadron at Randolph AFB, Texas.
