1. Robert J Searcy was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American military personnel who served with distinction during World War II as the 332nd Fighter Group of the US Army Air Corps.
11 Facts About Robert Searcy
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Robert Searcy died of colorectal cancer in September 2009 at age 88.
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Robert Searcy later recalled receiving his first taste of segregation when his men were denied access to the Pullman car's dining and sleeping quarters on the train to Tuskegee.
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Robert Searcy demanded passage, and the porters, most of whom were African-American, eventually agreed to allow them to pass.
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Robert Searcy received commendations for supporting combat missions over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, and was honorably discharged in 1945.
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Robert Searcy had hoped to become a doctor before the war, but did not complete college after the war.
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Robert Searcy worked at a US Post office in downtown Los Angeles and sold women's clothing.
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Robert Searcy opened several clothing stores in Los Angeles, California.
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Robert Searcy's wife died in an automobile accident in 1990.
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Robert Searcy was a resident of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, in his later years.
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Robert Searcy died of colorectal cancer in September 2009 at age 88 while visiting his granddaughter in Atlanta, Georgia.