Clarence Dart, flew 95 combat missions, battling both Germans and racial prejudice. He was one of the last living Tuskegee pilots (the Tuskegee Airmen also included ground support personnel).
Died Feb. 17th in Saratoga Springs.
Last month, despite frail health, he attended the opening day matinee of the movie "Red Tails" about the Tuskegee Airmen. The audience gave him a standing ovation. He enjoyed the movie but did not have much to say about it.
For his World War II service, Mr. Dart received an Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 2007, he received the Congressinal Gold Medal, the country's second highest honor.
A Hero of the Greatest Generation, As All of Them Were. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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