Английская Википедия:Henry Wise Jr.
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox military person Henry A. Wise Jr. (August 3, 1920 – May 2, 2003)Шаблон:POW was an American physician and World War II Tuskegee Airman fighter pilot with the 99th Pursuit Squadron, 332nd Division. He was shot down over Romania and was a prisoner of war. After the war, he became the medical director at Bowie State University.
Early life
Wise was born in Cheriton, Virginia and he graduated from the all black private school, Virginia Union University.[1]
Career
From 1942 to 1946 served as a pilot in the Tuskegee Airmen.[1] Wise's plane was shot down over Romania near the Ploesti oilfields. He spent three months as a prisoner of war.[3]
In 1955 Wise left his family practice to become work as a physician at Prince George's Hospital Center. At that time Wise was the only African American physician. He went on to become the former medical director at Bowie State University[3]
Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School was approved by the Board of Education for Prince George's County Public Schools in 2005.[4]
Awards
- Air Medal
- Certificate of Valor for Courage in Combat
- Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2006[5]
- Pioneer Award for Distinguished Service and Historic Achievement.
- Purple Heart
See also
- Dogfights (TV series)
- Executive Order 9981
- List of Tuskegee Airmen
- Military history of African Americans
- The Tuskegee Airmen (movie)
Death
Wise suffered a heart attack and died at Prince George's Hospital Center on May 2, 2003.
References
Notes
External links
- Fly (2009 play about the 332d Fighter Group)
- Tuskegee Airmen at Tuskegee University
- Tuskegee Airmen Archives at the University of California, Riverside Libraries.
- Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
- Tuskegee Airmen National Museum
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Rice, Markus. "The Men and Their Airplanes: The Fighters." Tuskegee Airmen, 1 March 2000.
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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