Story and photos by Greg Miley, SON Messenger
Retired United States Air Force Brigadier General (BG) Charles E. McGee, passed on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at the age of 102.
BG McGee was a Tuskegee Airman and pilot who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen. He had a total of 409 successful combat missions in the three wars that he served in. He retired from the Air Force with 30 years of military service, he started flying propellor driven fighter airplanes and ended flying jet fighters.
On December 16, 2006 Alabama A&M University honored the Tuskegee Airmen at their Fall Commencement.
The visit by the Airmen allowed me the opportunity to personally meet BG McGee and his fellow Tuskegee Airmen. My late cousin, ShadeLee, a Tuskegee Airmen, arranged for BG McGee and I to meet and I was overjoyed to spend some time with him. We are thankful for BG McGee’s service to our country. Fair winds BG Charles McGee.
