Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100. Stewart was one of ...

DETROIT — Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated combat pilot of World War II’s mostly Black 332nd Fighter Group, commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 100.

Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., one of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, died this week. He was 100 years old. The Tuskegee Airmen were a predominantly Black unit of Army pilots that ...

“Harry Stewart was a kind man of profound character and accomplishment with a distinguished career of service he continued long after fighting for our country in World War II,” the museum’s ...