Retired Air Force Brigadier General Charles McGee, part of the pioneering all-Black Army Air Corps' Tuskegee Airmen during WWII, and one of its most decorated pilots, died at age 102 early in the morning of Jan. 16, his family said in a statement. McGee, who flew 409 combat missions spanning WWII, Korea and Vietnam, died in his sleep, a family spokesperson said. "He had his right hand over his heart and was smiling serenely," his youngest daughter Yvonne McGee said in a statement released by the spokesperson. (Source: Reuters 01/16/22) Pioneering Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102 (msn.com)
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