Brig. Gen. Charles Mcgee, One of Last Tuskegee Airmen, Dies at 102

Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, one of the last surviving members of the historic Tuskegee Airmen, died on Sunday morning at 102 years old.
McGee died in his sleep on Sunday morning, according to a statement from his family, Reuters reported. “He had his right hand over his heart and was smiling serenely,” his youngest daughter Yvonne McGee.
McGee flew with the historically black Tuskegee Airmen in World War II and continued to serve through the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He flew a total of 409 combat missions across the three wars, including 130 during World War II alone.
McGee ultimately retired at the rank of colonel, but then-President Donald Trump promoted him to the rank of brigadier general in 2020, just weeks after his 100th birthday.