Combat Record
Squadrons
Their Stories
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Combat Record of the Tuskegee Airmen
Source: Lonely Eagles by Robert A. Rose
Combat Record through June 9, 1945
Destroyed
Damaged
Total
Aircraft (aerial)
111
25
136
Aircraft (ground)
150
123
273
Barges & Boats
16
24
40
Box Cars & Other Rolling Stock
58
561
619
Buildings & Factories
0
23
23
Gun Emplacements
3
0
3
Destroyers
1
0
1
Horse Drawn Vehicles
15
100
115
Motor Transports
6
81
87
Power Transformers
3
2
5
Locomotives
57
69
126
Radar Installations
1
8
9
Tanks on Flat Cars
0
7
7
Oil & Ammunition Dumps
2
0
2
Medals Awarded
Medal
Awards
Legion of Merit
1
Silver Star
1
Soldier Medal
2
Purple Heart
8
Distinguished Flying Cross
95
Bronze Star
14
Air Medal and Clusters
744
Final total of Distinguished Flying Crosses awarded to Negro pilots estimated at
150
Total Combat Missions
Grand Total Missions
1,578
Grand Total Sorties
15,533
Total Number of Pilots Sent Overseas
450
Total Number of Pilots Graduated at Tuskegee
992
Prisioners of War
32
TOTAL KILLED IN ACTION
66
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