One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, Brig. Gen. Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse, visited the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport on Feb. 6, 2023, to share his military and life experiences with the workforce as part of the command’s Black History Month celebration.
The 96-year-old Roxbury, Massachusetts, native spoke with insight, sentimentality, and humor as he conveyed how he joined the legendary all-Black fighter pilot unit and dealt with racism within and outside of the military.
The Tuskegee Airmen program was established in 1941. It is estimated that there are less than 400 Tuskegee Airmen still alive, out of the 14,000 that served in the program.
Courtesy Video: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport
