Letters honoring retired US Air Force Brigadier General Charles E. McGee on his 101st birthday.

Title

• McGee House Dedication Binder

Date modified

• 01/21/2026

Creator

• Boone, Robert S.

Abstract

• Binder of letters. On December 7, 2020, Columbia College formally dedicated the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee '78 House, also McGee's 101st birthday. One of the last living members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the first African Americans to fly in combat, McGee flew 136 combat missions during World War II. He also served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, with a combat record of 409 missions and 1,151 combat hours.

Date created

• 2020

Language

• English

Related url

•  https://youtu.be/LHDF0r7jU68?si=_vNURAhUGa1Yb3QG

Resource type

• Other

Rights notes

• Copyright retained by letter writers

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Subject

• Alumni
• Events
• African American students
• Columbia College
• Military
• McGee, Charles E.