A crowd of three dozen people gathered for a fond farewell to Derricotte, who was a member of the band of path-breaking aviators and ground crews who proved that African Americans belonged in the air along with their white counterparts.
Two T-1 Jayhawk jets perform a flyover to honor retired Air Force Col. Eugene Derricotte, the last surviving Tuskegee Airman in San Antonio, during his funeral service on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. Derricotte died March 31, 2023 at age 96. Family and friends gathered for his burial service at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Derricotte was associated with the path-breaking aviators and ground crews who proved that African Americans belonged in the air along with their white counterparts.
“I don’t want to sound like a cliche, but the importance of paying attention to the details of what you do in life, just paying attention to the details, is what gives you success. It takes a lot of mental discipline,” said his son, Rob Derricotte, 55, of Atlanta. “He was great about that.” Over his long military career, he earned the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, two Meritorious Service Medals, the Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster and the Army Good Conduct Medal. He also was awarded the World War II Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Longevity Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Vietnam Service Medal and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.A crowd of more than three dozen gathered at Shelter No.
Derricotte served in a historic moment. The nation’s troops had been segregated at least in part because of an Army War College report published years before the start of World War II. It wrote off the role Blacks could play as aviators, saying they lacked the courage and fortitude to fly planes.
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