Pease, a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, was shot down August 7, 1942, during a raid of the Japanese-occupied island of Rabaul, New Britain, in Papua New Guinea.
In the early 20th century, the notion of African Americans serving as pilots in the US military was unthinkable to many in power. However, as World War II loomed, the pressing need for skilled ...
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