"Tuskegee Junction"
Sheet Size: 22" x 33.5" • © 2002
The famous Tuskegee Airmen in action over Austria, 1944.
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120 Limited Edition
With FIVE co-signatures.
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120 Group Edition
With ELEVEN co-signatures.
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20 Artist's Proofs
With TWELVE co-signatures.
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20 Remarqued Edition
With TWELVE co-signatures.
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20 Studio Edition
Signed by the artist only.
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70 Reserve Edition
With SEVEN co-signatures.
Added September 2003.
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120 Limited Edition
With FIVE co-signatures.
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120 Group Edition
With ELEVEN co-signatures.
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20 Artist's Proofs
With TWELVE co-signatures.
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20 Remarqued Edition
With TWELVE co-signatures.
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20 Studio Edition
Signed by the artist only.
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70 Reserve Edition
With SEVEN co-signatures.
Added September 2003.
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1st Lieutenant Charles E. McGee was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He enlisted in the army in October 1942 and entered
aviation cadet training in class 43-F, receiving Silver Wings and 2nd Lieutenant commission on June 30, 1943.
Assigned to 302 Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group, he flew 82 missions in the P39 Airacobra for the 12th
Tactical Air Force. He also flew 54 missions in the P47 Thunderbolt and P51 Mustang for the 15th Strategic Air Force.
His combat missions were flown from bases in Italy from January to November 1944. He had one victory, and received
thirteen air medals. His aircraft 'Kitten' is featured in TUSKEGEE JUNCTION.
2nd Lieutenant Harry T. Stewart Jr. was born in Newport News, VA. He entered service in March 1943 as an aviation
cadet and flew 43 combat missions with the 15th Air Force from Italy. 2nd Lt. Stewart Jr. was with the 332nd Fighter
Group, 301 and 302 Fighter Squadrons. His aerial victories total three. He remained on active duty as a fighter pilot until
1950 and stayed in the Reserves until retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel. He flew the P40, P47 and P51. Decorations
include DFC, Air Medal with six OLC's.
1st Lieutenant Alexander Jefferson was born in Detroit, MI. He graduated from Tuskegee Army Air Field and after combat
training, joined the 'Red Tail' 332nd Fighter Group, 301 Fighter Squadron at Ramitelli, Italy. He flew 18 long range escort
missions for B17 and B24 bombers. On August 12., 1944, three days prior to the invasion of southern France, he was
shot down by ground fire while strafing coastal radar installations. He spent the rest of the war as a POW and was
liberated by General Patton's 3rd Army. He visited Dachau concentration camp and returned to the USA as an
instrument instructor at Tuskegee Field. Decorations include the Purple Heart and Air Medal. He retired as a Lieutenant
Colonel.
1st Lieutenant John F. Briggs was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He flew 125 combat sorties in the P39 Bell Airacobra
over Naples and the Anzio beach head in the 12th Air Force Tactical Air Command. He also flew 70 combat missions in
the P47 Thunderbolt and P51 Mustang in the 15th Air Force Strategic Air Command. He served with 99 and 100 Fighter
Squadrons. He retired as Major and was decorated with the DFC and Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters. 1st. Lieutenant
Briggs has an Me109 to his credit.
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1st Lieutenant Harry A. Sheppard was with 99 Pursuit Squadron, 302 Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group. He
enlisted in April 1941 and was subsequently based in Naples, Italy. He flew 87 tactical missions and 36 long-range
missions. He retired as a Colonel in June 1974 with over 33 years of honorable service. Decorations include Air Medal
with Oak Leaf Clusters.
Lieutenant Hiram E. Mann is originally from New York, NY. He completed Single-Engine Combat Pilot Training at
Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, on June 27, 1944 (Class 44-F). He served in 302 and 100 Fighter Squadrons of the
332nd Fighter Group, 477th Composite Group. Decorations include Air Medal with 3 Bronze OLC's, European Air Medal,
AMC, WWII V, APR and Korean Service Medals with Presidential Unit Citation. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He
also co-authored the book Forever Dreaming, to impress upon minority youth the need to set goals and to persevere.
Captain Howard L. Baugh was born in Petersburg, VA. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in March of 1942. He was with
99 Fighter Squadron in Sicily in July 1943 and flew 135 operational sorties in P40's and P51's. He struck artillery
batteries, truck convoys and radar installations. Other duties were escorting B17 and B24 formations. He shared a
FW190 victory and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Lieutenant James H. Harvey is originally from Montclair, NV. In April of 1944 he was within one hour of embarking to join
the 332nd in Italy, when his group received word that the Italians had surrendered. He joined the 99th in June 1945, at
Goodman Field, KY. They were slated to go to Okinawa to escort bombers attacking Japan. But the A-bomb was
dropped and the war ended. He flew the P40, P47 and P51. He retired from the force as a Lieutenant Colonel. Awards
include DFC, Air Medal with 10 OLC's, and the Distinguished Unit Citation with 10 OLC's.
Also signing:
1st Lieutenant Bill Hottoman was born in St. Louis, MO. He flew P51's with 99 Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group,
during early 1945. After World War II he flew P47's with 301 Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, and during the
Korean War was a MATS pilot. On one mission he was flying the wounded back to the States from the far east and
Korea. He was also the first black helicopter pilot in the Air Force. Bill Holloman later flew with Pacific Western Airlines in
Canada. He was recalled to active duty in 1966, serving in Vietnam and later in Europe. He retired as a Lieutenant
Colonel.
Staff Sergeant James A. Sheppard is originally from New York, NY. He enlisted in the Air Force in October 1942 and was
assigned to the Tuskegee Army Airfield with the 332nd Fighter Group, as an Aviation Maintenance Technician. He
served with 100 Fighter Squadron and later with 301 Fighter Squadron in the USA and in Europe as a Mechanic and
Crew Chief. Sheppard holds the following certificates: Aviation Mechanic, Senior Parachute Rigger and Airplane Pilot
SEL. He retired in 1987 from the FAA where he was a Supervisory Aviation Safety Inspector.
2nd Lieutenant Christopher W. Newman received his training at the Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, and Selfridge Airfield,
Michigan. He flew 24 patrol missions with 100 Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, over Naples Harbor and Anzio
beach head in Italy, before being injured in a fiery crash. But he returned to 100 Fighter Squadron and flew 66 combat
missions before the war ended. He also flew 97 more combat missions in the Korean War. Christopher Newman holds
the DFC, Purple Heart, Air Medals with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, plus 3 more Oak Leaf Clusters from Korea.
Captain Walter McCreary was born in San Antonio, TX. He joined the Service in 1942 as an Air Cadet at Tuskegee,
Alabama. He is one of the original pilots with 100 Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, which was based in Italy.
Walter McCreary flew 89 missions and holds the Air Medal (5 Oak Leaf Clusters) and the POW Medal.
Reserve Edition signed by:
Leo Gray
Lt-Col. Henry Hervey
Charles Lane Jr.
William B. Ellis
George A. Taylor
George E. Hardy
The Story
Escort duties for the 15th Air Force Fighter Groups were a mixed bag of encounters and depending on the targets, would
often involve enemy fighters and flak. Some of the missions were easier than others, but few could be called 'milk runs.'
For not only did they face the Luftwaffe pilots and anti-aircraft batteries, but the formidable mountainous obstacles of the
Swiss, Italian and Austrian Alps as they penetrated deeply into Germany's heartland. Always present was the numbing
cold at the higher altitudes that drained away their flying skills on the four to six hour-plus missions.
The Tuskegee Airmen, an all-black Fighter Group, had an exemplary record on escorting bombers from the 12th and
15th Air Force Bomb Groups, to and from the target. But it did not come without cost. Casualties resulted from the
inevitable air battles and from fending off the ever present marauding German fighters and the flak. Attacking ground
targets of opportunity accounted for a disproportionate number of pilots not returning to their home bases after missions.
Once relieved of their escort duties, pilots were free to pursue targets of opportunity at lower altitudes as they raced
across the enemy occupied countryside, always bearing south toward the relative safety of their home field at Ramatelli,
Italy.
In Robert Bailey's painting, TUSKEGEE JUNCTION, three Mustang fighters from 302 Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter
Group, have finished their escort part of the mission and now scream across an Austrian marshalling yard at over 300
mph. Selecting a goods train, they bear down with all guns blazing. It so happens that the box cars contain ammunition,
a cargo that will never reach its destination. The resulting explosion causes instant chaos in the rail head, and now
poses a serious risk to the well being of the three pilots who desperately seek an escape from the growing fireball and
anticipated secondary explosions. Dodging the new threat of flying debris and flak, each pilot firewalls his plane to war
emergency power in order to exit the target area.
All prints signed by:
1st Lieutenant Charles E. McGee was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He enlisted in the army in October 1942 and entered
aviation cadet training in class 43-F, receiving Silver Wings and 2nd Lieutenant commission on June 30, 1943.
Assigned to 302 Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group, he flew 82 missions in the P39 Airacobra for the 12th
Tactical Air Force. He also flew 54 missions in the P47 Thunderbolt and P51 Mustang for the 15th Strategic Air Force.
His combat missions were flown from bases in Italy from January to November 1944. He had one victory, and received
thirteen air medals. His aircraft 'Kitten' is featured in TUSKEGEE JUNCTION.
2nd Lieutenant Harry T. Stewart Jr. was born in Newport News, VA. He entered service in March 1943 as an aviation
cadet and flew 43 combat missions with the 15th Air Force from Italy. 2nd Lt. Stewart Jr. was with the 332nd Fighter
Group, 301 and 302 Fighter Squadrons. His aerial victories total three. He remained on active duty as a fighter pilot until
1950 and stayed in the Reserves until retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel. He flew the P40, P47 and P51. Decorations
include DFC, Air Medal with six OLC's.
1st Lieutenant Alexander Jefferson was born in Detroit, MI. He graduated from Tuskegee Army Air Field and after combat
training, joined the 'Red Tail' 332nd Fighter Group, 301 Fighter Squadron at Ramitelli, Italy. He flew 18 long range escort
missions for B17 and B24 bombers. On August 12., 1944, three days prior to the invasion of southern France, he was
shot down by ground fire while strafing coastal radar installations. He spent the rest of the war as a POW and was
liberated by General Patton's 3rd Army. He visited Dachau concentration camp and returned to the USA as an
instrument instructor at Tuskegee Field. Decorations include the Purple Heart and Air Medal. He retired as a Lieutenant
Colonel.
1st Lieutenant John F. Briggs was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He flew 125 combat sorties in the P39 Bell Airacobra
over Naples and the Anzio beach head in the 12th Air Force Tactical Air Command. He also flew 70 combat missions in
the P47 Thunderbolt and P51 Mustang in the 15th Air Force Strategic Air Command. He served with 99 and 100 Fighter
Squadrons. He retired as Major and was decorated with the DFC and Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters. 1st. Lieutenant
Briggs has an Me109 to his credit.
All prints but Limited Edition
also signed by:
1st Lieutenant Harry A. Sheppard was with 99 Pursuit Squadron, 302 Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group. He
enlisted in April 1941 and was subsequently based in Naples, Italy. He flew 87 tactical missions and 36 long-range
missions. He retired as a Colonel in June 1974 with over 33 years of honorable service. Decorations include Air Medal
with Oak Leaf Clusters.
Lieutenant Hiram E. Mann is originally from New York, NY. He completed Single-Engine Combat Pilot Training at
Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, on June 27, 1944 (Class 44-F). He served in 302 and 100 Fighter Squadrons of the
332nd Fighter Group, 477th Composite Group. Decorations include Air Medal with 3 Bronze OLC's, European Air Medal,
AMC, WWII V, APR and Korean Service Medals with Presidential Unit Citation. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He
also co-authored the book Forever Dreaming, to impress upon minority youth the need to set goals and to persevere.
Captain Howard L. Baugh was born in Petersburg, VA. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in March of 1942. He was with
99 Fighter Squadron in Sicily in July 1943 and flew 135 operational sorties in P40's and P51's. He struck artillery
batteries, truck convoys and radar installations. Other duties were escorting B17 and B24 formations. He shared a
FW190 victory and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Lieutenant James H. Harvey is originally from Montclair, NV. In April of 1944 he was within one hour of embarking to join
the 332nd in Italy, when his group received word that the Italians had surrendered. He joined the 99th in June 1945, at
Goodman Field, KY. They were slated to go to Okinawa to escort bombers attacking Japan. But the A-bomb was
dropped and the war ended. He flew the P40, P47 and P51. He retired from the force as a Lieutenant Colonel. Awards
include DFC, Air Medal with 10 OLC's, and the Distinguished Unit Citation with 10 OLC's.
Also signing:
1st Lieutenant Bill Hottoman was born in St. Louis, MO. He flew P51's with 99 Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group,
during early 1945. After World War II he flew P47's with 301 Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, and during the
Korean War was a MATS pilot. On one mission he was flying the wounded back to the States from the far east and
Korea. He was also the first black helicopter pilot in the Air Force. Bill Holloman later flew with Pacific Western Airlines in
Canada. He was recalled to active duty in 1966, serving in Vietnam and later in Europe. He retired as a Lieutenant
Colonel.
Staff Sergeant James A. Sheppard is originally from New York, NY. He enlisted in the Air Force in October 1942 and was
assigned to the Tuskegee Army Airfield with the 332nd Fighter Group, as an Aviation Maintenance Technician. He
served with 100 Fighter Squadron and later with 301 Fighter Squadron in the USA and in Europe as a Mechanic and
Crew Chief. Sheppard holds the following certificates: Aviation Mechanic, Senior Parachute Rigger and Airplane Pilot
SEL. He retired in 1987 from the FAA where he was a Supervisory Aviation Safety Inspector.
2nd Lieutenant Christopher W. Newman received his training at the Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, and Selfridge Airfield,
Michigan. He flew 24 patrol missions with 100 Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, over Naples Harbor and Anzio
beach head in Italy, before being injured in a fiery crash. But he returned to 100 Fighter Squadron and flew 66 combat
missions before the war ended. He also flew 97 more combat missions in the Korean War. Christopher Newman holds
the DFC, Purple Heart, Air Medals with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, plus 3 more Oak Leaf Clusters from Korea.
Captain Walter McCreary was born in San Antonio, TX. He joined the Service in 1942 as an Air Cadet at Tuskegee,
Alabama. He is one of the original pilots with 100 Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, which was based in Italy.
Walter McCreary flew 89 missions and holds the Air Medal (5 Oak Leaf Clusters) and the POW Medal.
Reserve Edition signed by:
Leo Gray
Lt-Col. Henry Hervey
Charles Lane Jr.
William B. Ellis
George A. Taylor
George E. Hardy
The Story
Escort duties for the 15th Air Force Fighter Groups were a mixed bag of encounters and depending on the targets, would
often involve enemy fighters and flak. Some of the missions were easier than others, but few could be called 'milk runs.'
For not only did they face the Luftwaffe pilots and anti-aircraft batteries, but the formidable mountainous obstacles of the
Swiss, Italian and Austrian Alps as they penetrated deeply into Germany's heartland. Always present was the numbing
cold at the higher altitudes that drained away their flying skills on the four to six hour-plus missions.
The Tuskegee Airmen, an all-black Fighter Group, had an exemplary record on escorting bombers from the 12th and
15th Air Force Bomb Groups, to and from the target. But it did not come without cost. Casualties resulted from the
inevitable air battles and from fending off the ever present marauding German fighters and the flak. Attacking ground
targets of opportunity accounted for a disproportionate number of pilots not returning to their home bases after missions.
Once relieved of their escort duties, pilots were free to pursue targets of opportunity at lower altitudes as they raced
across the enemy occupied countryside, always bearing south toward the relative safety of their home field at Ramatelli,
Italy.
In Robert Bailey's painting, TUSKEGEE JUNCTION, three Mustang fighters from 302 Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter
Group, have finished their escort part of the mission and now scream across an Austrian marshalling yard at over 300
mph. Selecting a goods train, they bear down with all guns blazing. It so happens that the box cars contain ammunition,
a cargo that will never reach its destination. The resulting explosion causes instant chaos in the rail head, and now
poses a serious risk to the well being of the three pilots who desperately seek an escape from the growing fireball and
anticipated secondary explosions. Dodging the new threat of flying debris and flak, each pilot firewalls his plane to war
emergency power in order to exit the target area.
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Aviation Art of The Tuskegee Airmen in their red-tailed P-51
Mustangs by Robert Bailey
Mustangs by Robert Bailey
This Scenario
July 1944. 1st Lieutenant Charles E.
McGee and squadron mates are
shown in a spectacular strafing
attack on a railyard north of Vienna
(302 Fighter Squadron, 332nd
Fighter Group). They have just
escorted a bombing raid and are
striking targets of opportunity on the
way home to their base in Italy. A
goods train full of ammunition
recieves a direct hit from 50mm
calibers, while another train
attempts to escape at high speed.
July 1944. 1st Lieutenant Charles E.
McGee and squadron mates are
shown in a spectacular strafing
attack on a railyard north of Vienna
(302 Fighter Squadron, 332nd
Fighter Group). They have just
escorted a bombing raid and are
striking targets of opportunity on the
way home to their base in Italy. A
goods train full of ammunition
recieves a direct hit from 50mm
calibers, while another train
attempts to escape at high speed.
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