The Tuskegee Airmen Memorial at Sewickley Cemetery is the largest outdoor memorial of its kind in the United States. It was dedicated on September 15, 2013 and commemorates the legacy of almost 100 Tuskegee Airmen who hailed from Western Pennsylvania – eight from Sewickley.
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military aviators in the United States armed forces. This elite corps of pilots and support personnel overcame racial prejudice and discrimination to help defeat the Nazis. One airman, Second Lieutenant Mitchell L. Higginbotham 1921-2016, is interred just adjacent to the memorial.
The memorial is located on land donated by Sewickley Cemetery. The plaza has four large monuments, including two engraved with the names of the Western Pennsylvania Airmen. Atop the memorial’s central tower sits an airplane tail sculpted from a block of red granite, a nod to the “Red Tails,” the unit’s nickname.
We welcome you to visit the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial but please note that the cemetery’s roads are narrow and cannot accommodate large school buses; minibuses and minivans are preferred. As always, please remember that this is an active cemetery. Please be respectful of the privacy and comfort of our families and friends who are visiting other sites on the grounds.
Tuskegee Airmen Roll of Honor
Addison, James
Alford, Rosa Mae Willis
Allen, George
Bailey, William
Barnes, Art
Barr, Brack
Bivins, George A., Sr.
Bolden, George
Bowman, James
Boyd, Robert
Brooks, Milton R.
Brown, William Neal
Clarkson, Marcus
Colbert, James
Corbin, Calvin Matthew
Cotten, James
Cundieff, John
Curtis, William
Davis, Claude C.
Dorsey, William, Sr.
Dowdy, Richard
Edwards, Jerome
Edwards, John Ellis
Ellison, Joseph D.
Eskridge, Chauncey
Fields, Marshall
Freeland, Wendell G.
Gilliam, William
Glass, Robert Marshall
Gould, Cornelius P., Jr.
Greenlee, George
Gunn, Thomas
Hailstock, Frank M., Jr.
Harper, William
Harris, Edward
Hayes, Morris
Hicks, William, Sr.
Higginbotham, Aubrey
Higginbotham, Mitchell
Higginbotham, Robert, Sr.
Hunt, William T.
Jackson, Abram P.
Jackson, Frank A., Jr.
Jay, William
Johnson, Hampton E.
Johnson, Kenneth
Johnson, Robert M.
Johnston, William
Jones, Paul
Lanauze, Harry
Law, Martin M.
Leaphart, Vurnol V.
Littlejohn, Cornelius
Lucas, Robert
Lytle, Jake
McCollough, Henry
McCoy, Andrew
McIlwain, Luther
Morgan, William
Mosley, Howard
Moss, R. Maurice, Jr.
Nelson, Robert
Perkins, Roscoe, Jr.
Person, Walter
Quivers, William Wyatt, Sr.
Rector, John
Regan, William
Richardson, Roosevelt
Roberts, George S.
Rucker, William
Sandidge, Grason E., Sr.
Sanderlin, Willis Elijah
Short, Paul
Simmons, James R.
Slater, Harold
Smith, Calvin
Smith, Walter
Struthers, John
Tate, Charles
Taylor, Elmer
Thomas, Frank
Thompson, William
Tibbs, Howard A.
Tyler, William A., Jr.
Watson, William
Wiley, James
Williams, Charles
Wilson, Charles
Wilson, Edwin
Woods, Carl, Jr.
Wright, James
Addison, James
Alford, Rosa Mae Willis
Allen, George
Bailey, William
Barnes, Art
Barr, Brack
Bivins, George A., Sr.
Bolden, George
Bowman, James
Boyd, Robert
Brooks, Milton R.
Brown, William Neal
Clarkson, Marcus
Colbert, James
Corbin, Calvin Matthew
Cotten, James
Cundieff, John
Curtis, William
Davis, Claude C.
Dorsey, William, Sr.
Dowdy, Richard
Edwards, Jerome
Edwards, John Ellis
Ellison, Joseph D.
Eskridge, Chauncey
Fields, Marshall
Freeland, Wendell G.
Gilliam, William
Glass, Robert Marshall
Gould, Cornelius P., Jr.
Greenlee, George
Gunn, Thomas
Hailstock, Frank M., Jr.
Harper, William
Harris, Edward
Hayes, Morris
Hicks, William, Sr.
Higginbotham, Aubrey
Higginbotham, Mitchell
Higginbotham, Robert, Sr.
Hunt, William T.
Jackson, Abram P.
Jackson, Frank A., Jr.
Jay, William
Johnson, Hampton E.
Johnson, Kenneth
Johnson, Robert M.
Johnston, William
Jones, Paul
Lanauze, Harry
Law, Martin M.
Leaphart, Vurnol V.
Littlejohn, Cornelius
Lucas, Robert
Lytle, Jake
McCollough, Henry
McCoy, Andrew
McIlwain, Luther
Morgan, William
Mosley, Howard
Moss, R. Maurice, Jr.
Nelson, Robert
Perkins, Roscoe, Jr.
Person, Walter
Quivers, William Wyatt, Sr.
Rector, John
Regan, William
Richardson, Roosevelt
Roberts, George S.
Rucker, William
Sandidge, Grason E., Sr.
Sanderlin, Willis Elijah
Short, Paul
Simmons, James R.
Slater, Harold
Smith, Calvin
Smith, Walter
Struthers, John
Tate, Charles
Taylor, Elmer
Thomas, Frank
Thompson, William
Tibbs, Howard A.
Tyler, William A., Jr.
Watson, William
Wiley, James
Williams, Charles
Wilson, Charles
Wilson, Edwin
Woods, Carl, Jr.
Wright, James
Addison, James
Alford, Rosa Mae Willis
Allen, George
Bailey, William
Barnes, Art
Barr, Brack
Bivins, George A., Sr.
Bolden, George
Bowman, James
Boyd, Robert
Brooks, Milton R.
Brown, William Neal
Clarkson, Marcus
Colbert, James
Corbin, Calvin Matthew
Cotten, James
Cundieff, John
Curtis, William
Davis, Claude C.
Dorsey, William, Sr.
Dowdy, Richard
Edwards, Jerome
Edwards, John Ellis
Ellison, Joseph D.
Eskridge, Chauncey
Fields, Marshall
Freeland, Wendell G.
Gilliam, William
Glass, Robert Marshall
Gould, Cornelius P., Jr.
Greenlee, George
Gunn, Thomas
Hailstock, Frank M., Jr.
Harper, William
Harris, Edward
Hayes, Morris
Hicks, William, Sr.
Higginbotham, Aubrey
Higginbotham, Mitchell
Higginbotham, Robert, Sr.
Hunt, William T.
Jackson, Abram P.
Jackson, Frank A., Jr.
Jay, William
Johnson, Hampton E.
Johnson, Kenneth
Johnson, Robert M.
Johnston, William
Jones, Paul
Lanauze, Harry
Law, Martin M.
Leaphart, Vurnol V.
Littlejohn, Cornelius
Lucas, Robert
Lytle, Jake
McCollough, Henry
McCoy, Andrew
McIlwain, Luther
Morgan, William
Mosley, Howard
Moss, R. Maurice, Jr.
Nelson, Robert
Perkins, Roscoe, Jr.
Person, Walter
Quivers, William Wyatt, Sr.
Rector, John
Regan, William
Richardson, Roosevelt
Roberts, George S.
Rucker, William
Sandidge, Grason E., Sr.
Sanderlin, Willis Elijah
Short, Paul
Simmons, James R.
Slater, Harold
Smith, Calvin
Smith, Walter
Struthers, John
Tate, Charles
Taylor, Elmer
Thomas, Frank
Thompson, William
Tibbs, Howard A.
Tyler, William A., Jr.
Watson, William
Wiley, James
Williams, Charles
Wilson, Charles
Wilson, Edwin
Woods, Carl, Jr.
Wright, James