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Harriet Quimby
Harriet Quimby becomes the first American woman to earn a pilots license. Proved that women could fly planes. -
Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman becomes the first African American woman to earn her pilots license. Due to segregation and few womens' rights in the U.S., Bessie had to go to France to earn this license. -
War College Report
War College prepared a report called, "The Use of Negro Manpower in War." This was sent to the chief of staff. This document stated that after "several" years of studying by the people of the Army War College, they had come to conclusion that African Americans were not capable in maintaining military positions nor were they to be trusted or honest. This document referred to African Americans as "inferior human beings." This was a prime example of the segregation and racism occuring in the U.S. -
WWII Begins
Germany invades Poland with 1,500 aircraft. The first time an airforce had been used to invade a country -
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WWII
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99th Fighter Squadron Formed
First fighter squadron formed of the 332nd fighter group. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl harbor is bombed and this led to the U.S. entering the war -
100th Fighter Squadron
100th Fighter Squadron activated -
301st Fighter Squadron
301st Fighter Squadron is activated -
302nd Fighter Squadron
302nd Fighter Squadron is activated -
99th Deployed
The 99th Fighter Squadron was sent to North Africa -
Final Mission
The 332nd fighter group flew their final mission -
V-E Day
Nazi Germany Surrenders to Russia -
V-J Day
Japan Surrenders. WWII ends -
Inactivated
332nd Fighter Group is inactivated -
Executive Order 9981
Harry S. Truman signs executive order 9981 which ends all segregation in U.S. military.
