World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George Hickman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Honored By
National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
JOINED THE SEGREGATED PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM IN TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA. HE SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS FROM 1943 TO 1945, WHICH TRAINED AFRICAN-AMERICANS TO FLY AND MAINTAIN COMBAT AIRCRAFT, AND WAS PART OF THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1944.