From the Jan. 12, 2015, Star-Tribune by John Rogers.
Clarence E. Hunley and Joseph Shambrey grew up running track in the same Los Angeles neighborhood in the 1930s. They both enlisted in the U.S. Army and then joined the famed Tuskegee Airmen together. They were mechanics
After the war, they came home and married their respective sweethearts and got together almost once a month.
Around 19,000 men were in the Tuskegee Airmen counting pilots and ground personnel.
Quite a Story of Friendship. --GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Two Members of Famed Tuskegee Airmen and Best Friends Die on Same Day
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