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Clarence W. Dart, Sr. (6 December 1920 – 17 February 2012) was an American
He flew a total of 95 missions, and was shot down twice, earning two Tuskegee Airman passes away
''YNN,'' February 18, 2012 Clarence was Emeritus on The Salvation Army Saratoga Springs, New York Advisory Board in which he has served since November 11, 1963.
Lt. Col Clarence Dart
NY Senate Veterans' Hall of Fame profile
Tuskegee Airmen
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Tuskegee Airmen National Museum
1920 births 2012 deaths Military personnel from Elmira, New York People from Saratoga Springs, New York Recipients of the Air Medal Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Tuskegee Airmen United States Air Force officers United States Army Air Forces officers Burials at Greenridge Cemetery African-American aviators Aviators from New York (state) 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American military personnel {{USAF-bio-stub
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
fighter pilot and member of the Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Fighter Group, 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of th ...
. During World War II. Dart was shot down twice earning two purple hearts. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross award.
Career
He flew a total of 95 missions, and was shot down twice, earning two Purple Heart
The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, ...
s. Dart died 17 February 2012 in Saratoga Springs, New York
Saratoga Springs is a Administrative divisions of New York#City, city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the United States Census 2020, 2020 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the ...
.''YNN,'' February 18, 2012 Clarence was Emeritus on The Salvation Army Saratoga Springs, New York Advisory Board in which he has served since November 11, 1963.
Awards
*Air Medal
The Air Medal (AM) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. It was created in 1942 and is awarded for single acts of heroism or meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.
Criteria
The Air Medal was establi ...
*American Defense Service Medal
The American Defense Service Medal was a United States service medals of the World Wars, military award of the United States Armed Forces, established by , by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on June 28, 1941.
The medal was intended to recogniz ...
*Congressional Gold Medal
The Congressional Gold Medal is the oldest and highest civilian award in the United States, alongside the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It is bestowed by vote of the United States Congress, signed into law by the president. The Gold Medal exp ...
awarded to Tuskegee Airmen in 2006
* Distinguished Flying Cross with four Oak Leaf Cluster
An oak leaf cluster is a ribbon device to denote preceding decorations and awards consisting of a miniature bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem. It is authorized by the United States Armed Forces for a spec ...
s,
*National Defense Service Medal
The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service award of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. It was awarded to every member of the U.S. Armed Forces who served during any one of four s ...
*Purple Heart
The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, ...
with one Oak Leaf Cluster
*World War II Victory Medal
The World War II Victory Medal was a service medal of the United States military which was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945.
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See also
* ''Dogfights (TV series)
''Dogfights'' is a military aviation themed television series depicting historical re-enactments of air-to-air combat that took place in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as smaller conflicts such as the Gul ...
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* Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 9981 was an executive order issued on July 26, 1948, by President Harry S. Truman. It abolished discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin" in the United States Armed Forces. The Order led to the r ...
* List of Tuskegee Airmen
List of Tuskegee Airmen contains the names of notable Tuskegee Airmen, who were a group of primarily African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. The name also applies to the navigators, bombardie ...
* Military history of African Americans
The military history of African Americans spans African-American history, the history of the United States and the military history of the United States from the slavery in the United States, arrival of the first enslaved Africans during the co ...
* ''The Tuskegee Airmen'' (movie)
References
Notes
External links
*Fly
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(2009 play about the 332d Fighter Group)
Lt. Col Clarence Dart
NY Senate Veterans' Hall of Fame profile
Tuskegee Airmen
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Tuskegee University
Tuskegee University (Tuskegee or TU; formerly known as the Tuskegee Institute) is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States. It was founded as a normal school for teachers on July 4, 1881, by the ...
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U.S. National Park Service
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Tuskegee Airmen National Museum
1920 births 2012 deaths Military personnel from Elmira, New York People from Saratoga Springs, New York Recipients of the Air Medal Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Tuskegee Airmen United States Air Force officers United States Army Air Forces officers Burials at Greenridge Cemetery African-American aviators Aviators from New York (state) 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American military personnel {{USAF-bio-stub