John L. Whitehead, Jr., decided to join the United States Army Air Corps at the age of 19. He was assigned to Tuskegee Army Air Field at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. While a Tuskegee Airman, Whitehead became known as 'Mr. Death.' Whitehead attended West Virginia State College before entering the United States Army Air Corps. […]

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