George L. Knox II

Lieutenant colonel

George L. Knox II
George L. Knox II
Birth nameGeorge Levi Knox II
Nickname(s)Skipper
Born(1916-12-23)December 23, 1916
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
DiedNovember 4, 1964(1964-11-04) (aged 47)
Tuskegee, Alabama, Macon County, Alabama, US
Buried
Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion County, Indiana
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army Air Force
Years of service1941–1964
RankLieutenant colonel
Unit332nd Fighter Group
Awards
Alma materFisk University
Spouse(s)Yvonne Marguerite Wright Knox
Relations

Children: *Adelaide Emma Sons: *George Levi III. *John Elwood *Craig Streeter

George Levi Knox II ("Skipper" Knox)[1] (December 23, 1916 – November 4, 1964) was a U.S. Army Air Force/U.S. Air Force officer, combat fighter pilot and Adjutant with the all-African American 332nd Fighter Group's 100th Fighter Squadron, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen. One of the 1,007 documented Tuskegee Airmen Pilots, he was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen's third-ever aviation cadet class, and one of the first twelve African Americans to become combat fighter pilots.[2][3] He was the second Indiana native to graduate from the Tuskegee Advanced Flying School (TAFS).[4]

He was one of the ten presiding officers in the courts-martial of several Tuskegee Airmen after the Freeman Field mutiny in 1945.[5] He was named president after Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was dismissed.[N 1]

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