aznation Posted December 10, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 10, 2018 Source: CNN Wire (CNN) — Wilfred DeFour, who served with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, was found dead Saturday in New York. He was 100. New York police said officers responded to a 911 call to a residence in Harlem and found a man identified as DeFour unconscious and unresponsive. There were no obvious signs of trauma, police said, and the medical examiner will determine the cause of death. DeFour attended a ceremony last month for the renaming of a Harlem post office in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen, CNN affiliate WABC reported. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military aviators in the US service corps. They trained at the Tuskegee Army Airfield in Macon County, Alabama. “I regret so many of my comrades are no longer here with us,” DeFour said, according to WABC. “It will mean there’s recognition for Tuskegee Airmen and that’s very important.” The group was generally said to include pilots, navigators, bombardiers, maintenance and support staff who went through a US Army Air Corps training program to bring African-Americans into the war effort, according to Tuskegee Airmen Inc., a group devoted to the history of the airmen. DeFour was an aircraft technician during World War II, WABC said. After the war, he worked for the US Postal Service for 33 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted December 10, 2018 Rest in Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted December 10, 2018 Share #3 Posted December 10, 2018 A long life well spent. May you rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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