Woodrow “Woody” Crockett was one of the “Tuskegee Airmen,” an African-American pilot trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field, who was influential in integrating the military. Throughout his military and government service careers, he received many honors for his 30…
In his retirement, Crockett continued to work as an Equal Opportunity Officer for the National Guard Bureau until 1977, and lectured on the Tuskegee Airmen in the D.C. area. In 1994, he escorted President Bill Clinton and the British Prime…
After World War II, Crockett remained in the military. His first post-war role was as a Radiological Safety Officer of atomic bomb tests, then he flew another 45 missions as a Korean War jet-fighter pilot. After Korea, he attended the…
When Crockett entered the military in 1940, he was assigned to the first black field artillery regiment, the 349th, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. After being commended as a Model Soldier who exhibited “high technical skill” and “soldierly qualities of leadership,…
Arkansan Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Crockett had a long, successful career in the military. He was a Tuskegee Airman in WWII, flew in 45 flights in the Korean War, and worked with the Pentagon from 1960-1970 to integrate the Air National Guard.
Woody Crockett Arkansan Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Crockett had a long, successful career in the military. He was a Tuskegee Airman in WWII, flew in 45 flights in the Korean War, and worked with the Pentagon from 1960-1970 to integrate the…
