Alexander Jefferson Military person

Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson (born November 15, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan), a retired US Air Force officer, famous as one of the Tuskegee Airmen, the 332nd Fighter Group. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. His book, Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW, is a personal memoir of those who served America in World War II and after.

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Alexander Jefferson
Birth dateNovember 15, 1921
Birth place
Detroit , Michigan , United States

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allegianceUnited States of America
award
Purple Heart
Congressional Gold Medal
military operations
World War II
military branch
United States Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
military unit
332d Expeditionary Operations Group
service start1942
service end1969

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