Tuskegee Airman Reminisces About His Experiences In World War II

February 29, 2016 Veterans

Lt. Charles Nolley - 2 — Edison resident Lt. Charles Nolley, a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, spoke Feb. 29 at the Senior/Community Center.

Charles Nolley speaks with pride when he talks about the experiences of he and his fellow Red Tail pilots during World War II.

Nolley, 98, of Edison, was a member of the elite Army Air Corps fighting force known as the Tuskegee Airmen, four squadrons of fighter pilots comprised entirely of African Americans. Drafted in 1943, Nolley was a lieutenant when he was discharged from the service in 1946.

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