William Weir DeBow

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  Person ID	I22	edwards_moore
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Charles Henry DeBow,   b. 13 Feb 1918, Indianapolis, Indiana d. 4 Apr 1986, Indianapolis, Indiana (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Aurelia Jane Priscilla Stuart (DeBow)
  Family ID	F362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kim Yvonne Covington (DeBow)
  Children	+ 1. Yvonne Aureia DeBow (Brown)   2. Jessica Michal DeBow   3. David William DeBow + 4. Jacqueline Charles DeBow (Armstrong),   b. 1 Oct 1986, Indianapolis, Indiana d. 25 May 2021, St. Louis, MO (Age 34 years)
  Videos		Juneteenth presentation at Port Hueneme This presentation was part of the Juneteenth presentation at Port Hueneme last week. The presentation celebrates Butler University, Charles DeBow and the Tuskegee Airmen as well as my dad Capt William DeBow.
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2011

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Joseph Stokes Stuart
  		Joseph Stokes Stuart
  		Kim and Bill at the Port Hueneme Welcoming Ceremony
  		Bill addressing an "All Hands" at Port Hueneme -2010
  		Keynote speaker Capt. DeBow poses with Kim, Jessica and Agatha, at the NAACP annual Freedom Fund Banquet, Oct. 8, 2011.
  		Keynote speaker Capt. DeBow (r) poses with U.S. Representative Elton Gallegly (l to r), Dr. Fussell, NAACP Ventura County Chapter President John Hatcher and Ventura County District Attorney Gregory Totten at the NAACP annual Freedom Fund Banquet, Oct. 8, 2011. The Ventura County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) invited NSWC Port Hueneme Commander Capt. William DeBow to be keynote speaker at the annual Freedom Fund Banquet held October 8, 2011.
  		Capt. William DeBow, Commander of the Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, is the son of Lt. Col. Charles H. DeBow Jr. Lt. Col. Charles H. DeBow Jr., one of the Tuskegee Airmen.
  		Debows and Sophie at Christmastime
  		Sophie and Family Mother's Day 2018
  		Sophie and Kim celebrate Mothers day

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		A 2010 Update from Yvonne Yvonne's Dad was recently named Commander for Port Hueneme. Please look for the related video link.
  		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.
  		Letter of congratulation from President Trump to William DeBow on his retirement from the US Navy
  		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.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Keynote speaker Capt. DeBow (r) poses with U.S. Representative Elton Gallegly (l to r), Dr. Fussell, NAACP Ventura County Chapter President John Hatcher and Ventura County District Attorney Gregory Totten at the NAACP annual Freedom Fund Banquet, Oct. 8, 2011. ?I have grown up with a strong appreciation for diversity,? he said. ?My father was part of the first class of Tuskegee Airmen. His dedication and unwavering service to our country has inspired me to take on the challenge of ensuring NSWC Port Hueneme is aware of the importance of diversity within the Navy and throughout the world.?
  		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.
  		Photo Album of Captain William DeBow, US Navy 1987 - 2017

  
  

  Videos

  Bill is welcomed as Commander at Port Hueneme