African-American Pilots in Korea and Vietnam

David C. Clarke · Post by **David C. Clarke** » 16 Feb 2004 04:45

Ah, two more but only a bit of information on them:

Robert "Spade" Cooley
Vietnam--F-105-- 355th TFW--Shot down but rescued.

Lonnie Ferguson
Vietnam--F-105-- 355th TFW, Taklhi, Thailand (retired as Brigadier General?)

Cheers,
~D

USAF1986 · Post by **USAF1986** » 16 Feb 2004 06:16

David,

You can find the USAF biography of Brig Gen Alonzo L. Ferguson at this link:

http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5405

Regards,
Shawn

David C. Clarke · Post by **David C. Clarke** » 16 Feb 2004 06:18

Darn Shawn, that's two I owe you!!!

Thanks much!!

Best Regards, David

David C. Clarke · Post by **David C. Clarke** » 16 Feb 2004 06:20

Wow, 103 Combat missions in a Thud!! Awesome!

Best Regards, David

David C. Clarke · Post by **David C. Clarke** » 05 Dec 2004 03:49

I wondered if anyone had anymore information for this thread?

Best Regards,
David

Vaserlan · Post by **Vaserlan** » 05 Dec 2004 06:00

Does "African American" include Egyptian and Morrocan American? Or Charlize Theron Born in South Africa?

Or do you mean "Black"? MOBO = Music of Black Origin.

David C. Clarke · Post by **David C. Clarke** » 05 Dec 2004 06:48

Ha Ha, very funny. Their is a comedian in Leicester.
As a general rule, it's usually advisable to read a thread before you post.

~D, the EviL

David C. Clarke · Post by **David C. Clarke** » 05 Dec 2004 06:56

Two possibles for Korea but I haven't enough information to confirm:

Charles W. Dryden, who retired as a Lt. Col.
William E. (Earl) Brown, who retired as a Lt. Gen. (I have a photo of him climbing inot his F-86 in South Korea in 1953 when he was a Lt., but I don't know if he flew before the war ended.

Best Regards,
~D, the EviL

David C. Clarke · Post by **David C. Clarke** » 24 Sep 2005 02:04

From "Firefight at Yechon":

1. George Gray--P-51--KIA Korea
2. "Peepsight" Smith--P-51--KIA Korea
3. "Red" Jackson--P-51
4. E.J. Williams--P-51--KIA Korea
5. Dudley Watson--P-51

Obviously, three of these names are incomplete or nicknames. Can anyone fill in the blanks?

Best,
David

Edward L. Hsiao · Post by **Edward L. Hsiao** » 26 Sep 2005 08:21

Gentlemen,

As I recalled,Guion S. Bluford Jr. and Charles F. Bolden Jr. USMC were Space Shuttle astronauts in their later years after flying in Vietnam right?

Edward

David C. Clarke · Post by **David C. Clarke** » 26 Sep 2005 15:14

Hi Edward, I believe that's correct on both accounts. Bluford became a NASA astronaut in August 1979 and flew in both Challenger and Discovery . Bolden became an astronaut in August 1981 and flew on Columbia , Atlantis and Discovery.

By the way, when I started this Thread, I had no idea how difficult the information was to obtain, particularly the information about African-American pilots in the Korean War.

Best Regards,
David

David C. Clarke · Post by **David C. Clarke** » 26 Sep 2005 16:05

"Red" Jackson may have been Melvin T. "Red" Jackson, a Lt. during WWII.

http://history1900s.about.com/library/p ... mcgee3.htm

Best,
~D

David C. Clarke · Post by **David C. Clarke** » 03 Nov 2005 01:16

Vietnam again:

Lt. James H. Pauly--A1E Skyraider pilot.

Captain Leslie E. Johnson--Co-pilot, HH-43F rescue helicopter. (Note, by an odd coincidence, Captain Johnson may very well have been co-pilot of the helicopter that rescued Frank E. Peterson, who was shot down flying an F-4C.)

Say guys, I don't want to be taken as a whiner, but any help on this topic would be appreciated.

Best,
David

Zygmunt · Post by **Zygmunt** » 03 Nov 2005 13:17

David C. Clarke wrote:Captain Leslie E. Johnson--Co-pilot, HH-43F rescue helicopter. (Note, by an odd coincidence, Captain Johnson may very well have been co-pilot of the helicopter that rescued Frank E. Peterson, who was shot down flying an F-4C.)

Ahh, well if you're taking rotary-wing pilots:

US Army, Vietnam: CW2 William Hayes, Instructor Pilot OH-6, D-troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment. Flew at least during 1969. Later became a Police officer in Washington D.C.
Mentioned in "Low Level Hell", Mills, H.L, 1992, Presidio Press, pages 40, 300.

US Army, Vietnam: Robert McNeal (rank and aircraft type not specified, but the context imply Warrant Officer and Cobra pilot), 1st of the 9th. 1970 or 1971. Mentioned in "Snake Pilot", Zahn, R. R., 2003, Brassey's. Page 128.

Zygmunt

David C. Clarke · Post by **David C. Clarke** » 03 Nov 2005 13:48

Thank You Zygmunt!!!

Much appreciated!!!!

Any and All Contributions are more than welcomed!!!!!!! Hey Whirly-Things fly too!!!!

Best Regards,
David

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