Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Roger C. Terry: A Tuskegee Airman Sacrifices His Career For Justice



Roger C. Terry (1921-2009) was a U. S. Army Air Forces officer in World War II. In his short military career, Terry compiled a record most people would classify as miserable: he was court-martialed for shoving a superior officer, convicted, fined, reduced in rank, and kicked out of the service with a dishonorable discharge. But Roger Terry was proud of what he accomplished in his short military career for the rest of his life.
Roger C. "Bill" Terry (center) at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, December 1944
Source: National Archives

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