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Many stayed at Keesler to become airplane and engine mechanics, while others transferred to aerial gunnery or aviation cadet schools. Development of the base stimulated businesses and residential construction in Biloxi. The Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler. More than 7,000 Black soldiers were stationed at Keesler Field by the autumn of 1943.
The 1944 Keesler Field Fliers football team, also called the "Commandos", represented the United States Army Air Forces's Keesler Field during the 1944 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Berl Huffman , the Fliers compiled a record of 8–1–2.
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The 1943 Keesler Field Commandos football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Keesler Field during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Berl Huffman, the Fliers compiled a record of 3–1. [1] In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Keesler Field ranked 61st among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of ...
On September 10, 2009, a new consolidated aircraft maintenance facility for the 403rd Wing at Keesler AFB was dedicated and named in Roberts's honor. [11] [12] His daughter Robin Roberts executive produced and narrated the one-hour documentary Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage for History, [13] which premiered on 10 February 2021. [14]
The 1945 Keesler Field Fliers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Keesler Field during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach James Coffis, the Fliers compiled a 3–6–1 record. The Keesler Field Fliers were ranked 49th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings. [1]
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John R. Countryman – American child actor known by the stage name "Johnny Russell" who served as an Air Force pilot and later as a career officer for the United States Foreign Service (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) Alexander Courage – Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning film composer; Clyde Cowan – Physicist and discoverer of the neutrino