Julius Freeman

Tuskagee Airman (1927–2016)
Julius Freeman
Julius Freeman
Born(1927-04-09)April 9, 1927[1]
Lexington, Kentucky[2]
DiedJuly 22, 2016(2016-07-22) (aged 89)
Spring Garden, Queens, New York[3]
Section 29A Site 507
Calverton National Cemetery Calverton, Suffolk County, New York, US
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army Air Forces
UnitTuskegee Airmen
AwardsCongressional Gold Medal
Spouse(s)Dorothy[4]
Relations3 children[1]
Other workCar salesman

Julius Freeman (April 9, 1927 – July 22, 2016) was a World War II-era Tuskegee Airman.[5][6][7]

Military

He was a medical technician with the Tuskegee Airmen.[8]

Awards

  • Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2006[9]|group=N}}

Death

Freeman, died of a heart attack in Spring Garden, New York, on July 22, 2016.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Julius T Freeman". Find A Grave. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Tuskegee Airman, Congressional Gold Medal Recipient Julius T. Freeman, KB2OFY, SK". ARRL. The National Association for Amateur Radio. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ^ Bernard, Anne (24 May 2009). "Tuskegee Airmen Embrace Their Past". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ^ Gannon, Michael (4 August 2016). "Julius Freeman of the Tuskegee Airmen dies". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Decorated Tuskegee Airman dies at 89". newsday.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Chuck Stewart, Jr. (February 6, 2008). "Tuskegee Airmen Annual Scholarship Dinner". Hudson Valley Press Online. Retrieved 2009-01-04". Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
  7. ^ "York College – The City University of New York". cuny.edu. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  8. ^ Gannon, Michael (19 May 2016). "A Tuskegee Airman keeps the legacy alive". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. ^ "S.Con.Res.15 – A concurrent resolution authorizing the Rotunda of the Capitol to be used on March 29, 2007, for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen". Congress.gov. US Library of Congress. 6 March 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2021.{{#tag:ref|Freeman accepted a Congressional Gold Medal bronze replica at a ceremony at St. Phillips Pentecostal Church in Harlem along with three original Tuskegee Airmen: Reginald T. Brewster, Alton Burton, and Frederick Lawrence. Freeman was too ill to attend the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony held on March 29, 2007 to honor all of the estimated 16-19,000 Tuskegee Airmen at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C.Daniel Friedman, Neil Graves (July 2, 2007). "Tuskegee 4 Get Medals". New York Post. Retrieved 2009-01-04.

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