Charles McGee Autographed Photograph
Charles E. McGee (born December 7, 1919) was one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen and a career officer in the United States Air Force for 30 years.
As a youth, McGee was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and earned the Eagle Scout award on August 9, 1940. He later served in district and regional positions in the BSA. At the 2010 National Scout Jamboree, he was recognized with the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
In March 1942, McGee was a sophomore at the University of Illinois studying engineering. After enlisting in the US Army on October 26, 1942, he became a part of the Tuskegee Airmen, having earned his pilot's wings and graduating from Class 43-F on June 30, 1943. He went on to serve on aerial combat missions during World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He holds an Air Force record of 409 fighter combat missions flown.
McGee has been recognized for his combat and military service with a number of awards including: Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star, Air Medal with 25 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, Hellenic Republic World War II Commemorative Medal along with related campaign and service ribbons.
In 2007, President George Bush awarded him and the surviving Tuskegee Airmen the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor, the nation's highest civilian award, and in 2011, he was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio. He also served as a consultant to the 2012 film, Red Tails.
As a youth, McGee was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and earned the Eagle Scout award on August 9, 1940. He later served in district and regional positions in the BSA. At the 2010 National Scout Jamboree, he was recognized with the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
In March 1942, McGee was a sophomore at the University of Illinois studying engineering. After enlisting in the US Army on October 26, 1942, he became a part of the Tuskegee Airmen, having earned his pilot's wings and graduating from Class 43-F on June 30, 1943. He went on to serve on aerial combat missions during World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He holds an Air Force record of 409 fighter combat missions flown.
McGee has been recognized for his combat and military service with a number of awards including: Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star, Air Medal with 25 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, Hellenic Republic World War II Commemorative Medal along with related campaign and service ribbons.
In 2007, President George Bush awarded him and the surviving Tuskegee Airmen the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor, the nation's highest civilian award, and in 2011, he was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio. He also served as a consultant to the 2012 film, Red Tails.