Joseph Elsberry is only one of four Tuskegee Airmen to have earned three aerial victories in a single day of combat: Clarence Lester, Lee Archer, and Harry Stewart.
13 Facts About Joseph Elsberry
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Joseph Elsberry was one of the first African-American military aviators in the United States Army Air Corps, the United States Army Air Forces and later the US Air Force, eventually earning the rank of Major before retiring in 1962.
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Joseph Elsberry was one of three Tuskegee Airmen to have come close to achieving the US Military's designation of flying ace.
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Joseph Elsberry received this award for single acts of heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flights on July 12,1944 and July 20,1944.
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Joseph Elsberry was the younger brother of Beulah O'Dyne Elsberry Irons, an accomplished pianist and organist, and finish tailor.
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Joseph Elsberry is considered Langston's most famous resident for his heroics in World War II.
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Joseph Elsberry enlisted in the US Army in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 19 Feb 1942, receiving Army Serial Number 18086103.
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Joseph Elsberry became one of the most famous graduates of Tuskegee Army Flying School, graduating with Class 42-H-SE on September 6,1942.
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On 12 July 1944, Joseph Elsberry, while escorting bombers with his squadron in southern Italy, shot down three German Focke-Wulf Fw 190s in a single day.
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Joseph Elsberry's 4 kills came very close to meeting the designation for an ace.
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Joseph Elsberry is only one of four Tuskegee Airmen to have earned three aerial victories in a single day of combat: Clarence Lester, Lee Archer and Harry Stewart.
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On 31 March 1985, Joseph Elsberry had a heart attack and died in his San Francisco, California apartment.
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Joseph Elsberry was interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Section 42, Grave 2804.