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PRINTER'S NO. 1524
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
280
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY KINSEY, RABB, FREEMAN, HEFFLEY, CALTAGIRONE, MURT,
BIZZARRO, SOLOMON, DONATUCCI, LONGIETTI, DRISCOLL, READSHAW,
BULLOCK, J. HARRIS, QUIGLEY, BARRAR, SCHLOSSBERG, CHARLTON,
DiGIROLAMO, THOMAS, WHEATLEY, MACKENZIE, JAMES, YOUNGBLOOD,
PICKETT, McNEILL, SCHWEYER, WATSON, W. KELLER, WARD, MILLARD,
D. COSTA, O'BRIEN, SAINATO, V. BROWN, TOEPEL, O'NEILL,
B. MILLER, MARSHALL, HILL-EVANS, GROVE, PETRI, COX, RAPP,
MARSICO, ROEBUCK, DeLUCA, GOODMAN, ROTHMAN, McCARTER, RYAN
AND GILLEN, APRIL 24, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 24, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating April 3, 2017, as "Tuskegee Airmen Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, During World War I, African Americans were
prohibited from serving as military pilots in the United States
Armed Forces due to their race; and
WHEREAS, On April 3, 1939, in response to advocacy by civil
rights leaders and the National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, the Congress of the United States approved
funding designated for the training of African-American military
pilots; and
WHEREAS, On March 22, 1941, the United States Army Air Corps
99th Pursuit Squadron was activated to become the first African-
American fighter squadron; and
WHEREAS, The members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron were the
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first to be known as Tuskegee Airmen because they had received
their initial flight training at Moton Field, a segregated air
base in Tuskegee, Alabama; and
WHEREAS, African-American military pilots who trained at
Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, were known as Tuskegee Airmen,
and would later form the famous 332nd Fighter Group, who were
also known as the "Red Tails" due to the distinctive red
markings on the tails of their aircraft; and
WHEREAS, Between 1941 and 1946, approximately 1,000 African-
American military pilots were trained in Tuskegee, Alabama; and
WHEREAS, During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen flew more
than 15,000 sorties and lost 66 men in the line of duty, one of
the lowest loss records of any escort fighter group; and
WHEREAS, The courage, dedication and service of the Tuskegee
Airmen continues to inspire both military personnel and
civilians of all backgrounds throughout this country; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
3, 2017, as "Tuskegee Airmen Day" in Pennsylvania.
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