World War II Honoree

Clarence Dart

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Elmira, New York

Honored By

A Thankful American

A FIGHTER PILOT WHO FLEW NEARLY 100 COMBAT MISSIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE WAR AND SURVIVED BEING SHOT DOWN TWICE. HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR IN 1941. HE BECAME ONE OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, AMERICA'S FIRST BLACK FIGHTER PILOT GROUP IN WWII.