Harry Thaddeus Stewart Jr. (July 4, 1924 – February 2, 2025) was an officer in the United States Army Air Forces, a Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, and a fighter pilot who served in the 332nd Fighter Group, best known as the all-African American Tuskegee Airmen.

2 days ago · In January 1950, amid a postwar drawdown of active service members, his commanding officer told him that he could not afford to keep him on active duty. Mr. Stewart retired as a lieutenant colonel.

3 days ago · Lt. Col. (ret.) Harry Stewart, an original Tuskegee Airmen and World War II veteran, during the renaming of Birch Street to “Tuskegee Airmen Way” at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in ...

2 days ago · 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.

2 days ago · Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 100. Stewart was one of the last surviving combat pilots of the famed 332nd Fighter Group who were the nation's first military pilots.

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated Tuskegee Airman and one of the last surviving combat pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group, has died. He was 100 years old. The Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum confirmed Stewart’s death to the Associated Press , saying he passed away peacefully at his home in Bloomfield Hills ...

2 days ago · Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart, Jr., who was a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, died this week at the age of 100. The Tuskegee Airmen were an all-Black unit of pilots that fought during World War II.

2 days ago · Harry Stewart FILE PHOTO: Tuskegee Airman, Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr. celebrates his 100th birthday at the Coleman A. Young International Airport on July 4, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Stewart died ...

3 days ago · Lt. Col. Harry S. Stewart Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, died at 100 in Bloomfield Hills, with a distinguished WWII service record and notable post-war career.

Lieutenant Colonel Harry T. Stewart Jr. served with distinction as a fighter pilot with the famed Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. Born on July 4, 1924, in Newport News, Virginia, Stewart joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and flew 43 combat missions in the P-51 Mustang with the 332nd Fighter Group.