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Retired Lt. Col. George Hardy, the last surviving combat pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen from World War II and the youngest at 19, has died at age 100. He was a pioneering Black military pilot who flew 21 missions over Germany and served in three wars, symbolizing resilience and the fight against racism. His legacy is celebrated for courage and perseverance, contributing significantly to military integration.
The remains of 2nd Lt. Fred L. Brewer Jr., a Tuskegee Airman who went missing during World War II, have been identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). Brewer's plane crashed in Italy in 1944, but his remains were only recently identified through historical research and a DNA link to a paternal cousin. He is the second Tuskegee Airman missing from WWII to be accounted for. Brewer was among the more than 900 Black pilots trained at the segregated Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, and his identification brings closure to his family after decades of uncertainty.