(AP) – Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100.

DETROIT — Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated combat pilot of World War II’s mostly Black 332nd Fighter Group, commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 100.

Tuskegee Airmen Detroit Chapter President Arthur Green, left, holds a P-51D model as Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, Jr., center, and ...

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100. Stewart was one of ...

The San Antonio chapter of Tuskegee Airmen is proposing the city of San Antonio rename a segment of an East Side street Tuskegee Airmen Way, in honor of America’s first Black military pilots.