William Momyer was criticized over his opposition to this group after a deployment on the Mariposa, which necessitated the intervention of Emmet O'Donnell to defend Benjamin Davis before a Congressional committee.
William Momyer was criticized over his opposition to this group after a deployment on the Mariposa, which necessitated the intervention of Emmet O'Donnell to defend Benjamin Davis before a Congressional committee. This group's primary action came at Anzio and Monte Cassino, after replacing their P-47 Thunderbolts with P-51 Mustangs, and they were disbanded by Truman's Executive Order 9981. For 10 points, identify this unit which became the 332nd Fighter Group of the US Army Air Corps, a group of African-American pilots during World War II named for the Booker T. Washington-founded Alabama institute where the program began.
William Momyer was criticized over his opposition to this group after a deployment on the Mariposa, which necessitated the intervention of Emmet O'Donnell to defend Benjamin Davis before a Congressional committee.
{Tuskegee} Airmen [accept 332nd before mentioned]