Julius Freeman

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Julius Freeman
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Julius Freeman
Born(1927-04-27)April 27, 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, USA
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 (c. 1927 – July 22, 2016) was one of the Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTA).[5][6][7]

Military[]

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

Awards[]

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. 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.
  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.
  10. ^ Daniel Friedman, Neil Graves (July 2, 2007). "Tuskegee 4 Get Medals". New York Post. Retrieved 2009-01-04.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Freeman accepted a Congressional Gold Medal bronze replica at a ceremony at St. Phillips Pentecostal Church in Harlem along with three original Tuskegee Airmen: , , and . 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.[10]</ref>
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