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George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, Fought in Three Wars, Died at 100 last week

“I used to say the Army’s No. 1 job was segregation,” he said. “Winning the war was No. 2.”

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George Hardy, Tuskegee Airman Who Fought in Three Wars, Dies at 100

At 19, he was one of the youngest pilots in the all-Black unit to see combat in World War II. “I used to say the Army’s No. 1 job was segregation,” he said. “Winning the war was No. 2.”

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George E. Hardy, One of the La...

George E. Hardy, One of the Last Surviving Tuskegee Airmen, Dies at 100

Lieutenant Colonel George E. Hardy flew 21 combat missions during World War II, piloting P-51 Mustang aircraft, often escorting heavy bombers as part of the famed Tuskegee Airmen.

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