George L. Knox II
George Levi Knox II ("Skipper" Knox) (December 23, 1916 – November 4, 1964) was a U.S. Army Air Force/U.S. Air Force officer, combat fighter pilot and Adjutant with the all-African American 332nd Fighter Group's 100th Fighter Squadron, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen. One of the 1,007 documented Tuskegee Airmen Pilots, he was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen's third-ever aviation cadet class, and one of the first twelve African Americans to become combat fighter pilots. He was the second Indiana native to graduate from the Tuskegee Advanced Flying School (TAFS).
Lieutenant colonel George L. Knox II | |
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George L. Knox II | |
| Birth name | George L. Knox II |
| Nickname(s) | Skipper |
| Born | December 23, 1916 Indianapolis, Indiana, US |
| Died | November 4, 1964 (aged 47) Tuskegee, Alabama, Macon County, Alabama, US |
| Buried | Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion County, Indiana |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army Air Force |
| Years of service | 1941–1964 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | 332nd Fighter Group |
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| Alma mater | Fisk University |
| Spouse(s) | Yvonne Marguerite Wright Knox |
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Children: *Adelaide Emma Sons: *George L. III. *John Elwood *Craig Streator |
He was one of the ten presiding officers in the court-martials of several Tuskegee Airmen after the Freeman Field mutiny in 1945. He was named president after Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was dismissed.