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 1918 - 1986 (68 years)
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| Name |
Charles Henry DeBow |
| Birth |
13 Feb 1918 |
Indianapolis, Indiana  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
4 Apr 1986 |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Person ID |
I1082 |
edwards_moore |
| Last Modified |
22 Aug 2011 |
| Father |
Charles Henry DeBow, b. 17 Sep 1891, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennesee d. Mar 1981, Indianapolis, Indiana (Age 89 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Sue Horne (DeBow), b. 25 Dec 1896, Tennesee d. Jan 1980, Indianapolis, Indiana (Age 83 years) |
| Family ID |
F363 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | In March 1942, Life magazine published an article about the newly incorporated Tuskegee Airmen. For 10 cents, readers could buy the issue that included photos of the elder DeBow.
A sign of the times, the article, in part, read: "White instructors of the 99th agree that their Negro charges, by virtue of exceptional eyesight, courage and coordination, will prove crack combat pilots. Upon their performance and promise hang the hope of additional thousands of aspiring Negro fliers throughout the land."
Lt. Col. Charles H. DeBow Jr., a member of the first graduating class of five Tuskegee Airmen. DeBow holds a copy of Life Magazine from March 23, 1942, that has a story about the Tuskegee Airmen. His father flew combat missions during World War II.
Now, a Navy captain and commander of the Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, the younger DeBow won't share his story without making clear his father's role in its formation.
The 99th was deployed overseas to fight in the European theater. After 52 missions aboard a P-51 Mustang, Charles DeBow was injured and lost his flight status. When he returned home, and after the war ended, the young lieutenant colonel married and continued his education and eventually worked as a high school teacher and university professor in Indiana. |
 | Bill DeBow followed in his father’s footsteps and learned patriotism from a true American hero. The VT-Group had a nice write-up in the company newsletter about Bill's dad.
Bill DeBow, VT Group’s Vice President of Business Development and Navy/ Marine Corps Programs, was a Captain in the U.S. Navy and commanded the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Port Hueneme. He followed in his father’s footsteps and learned patriotism from a true American hero. |
 | Golden Anniversary Crispus Attucks High School Alumni Class of 1936
Virginia Edwards (Franklin) and Charles H. Debow
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| Histories |
 | In March 1942, Life magazine published an article about the newly incorporated Tuskegee Airmen. For 10 cents, readers could buy the issue that included photos of the elder DeBow.
A sign of the times, the article, in part, read: "White instructors of the 99th agree that their Negro charges, by virtue of exceptional eyesight, courage and coordination, will prove crack combat pilots. Upon their performance and promise hang the hope of additional thousands of aspiring Negro fliers throughout the land."
Now, a Navy captain and commander of the Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, the younger DeBow won't share his story without making clear his father's role in its formation. |
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| In March 1942, Life magazine published an article about the newly incorporated Tuskegee Airmen. For 10 cents, readers could buy the issue that included photos of the elder DeBow.
A sign of the times, the article, in part, read: "White instructors of the 99th agree that their Negro charges, by virtue of exceptional eyesight, courage and coordination, will prove crack combat pilots. Upon their performance and promise hang the hope of additional thousands of aspiring Negro fliers throughout the land."
Capt. William DeBow is the son of Lt. Col. Charles H. DeBow Jr., a member of the first graduating class of five Tuskegee Airmen. DeBow holds a copy of Life Magazine from March 23, 1942, that has a story about the Tuskegee Airmen. His father flew combat missions during World War II.
The 99th was deployed overseas to fight in the European theater. After 52 missions aboard a P-51 Mustang, Charles DeBow was injured and lost his flight status. When he returned home, and after the war ended, the young lieutenant colonel married and continued his education and eventually worked as a high school teacher and university professor in Indiana.
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