Mac Ross

Article summary

Mac Ross (June 12, 1912 – July 10, 1944) was a U.S. Army Air Force officer and combat fighter pilot during World War II. A member of the Tuskegee Airmen, he commanded the 100th Fighter Squadron and served as the Group Operations Officer for the 332nd Fighter Group. He was one of the first five African American combat fighter pilots in the United States military, and one of the 1,007 documented Tuskegee Airmen pilots. Being among the first five to graduate, they "drew the most sustained attention from the press and the black community as a result."

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1. date of birth: 1912-06-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1915-08-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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