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The 99th Infantry Division gained the nickname the "Checkerboard" division, from its unit insignia that was devised in 1923 while it was headquartered in the city of Pittsburgh. The blue and white checkerboard in the insignia is taken from the coat of arms of William Pitt, for whom Pittsburgh is named. The division was also known as the "Battle ...
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Edward Lucien Toppins (June 12, 1915 – December 10, 1946) was a U.S. Army Air Force officer, commanding officer of the 602nd Air Engineering Squadron, and a celebrated African-American World War II fighter pilot within the 332nd Fighter Group's 99th Fighter Squadron, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen, "Red Tails," or “Schwartze Vogelmenschen” ("Black Birdmen") among enemy German pilots.
On July 2, 1943, White and the 99th Fighter Squadron flew in a 48-plane escort mission to protect twelve B-25 bombers en route to a German Luftwaffe base in Sicily. Mediterranean . [ 4 ] Though the squadron successfully escorted the bombers to the base, White and fellow pilot Lt. James L. McCullin failed to return to their base in Tunisia.
99th Infantry ("Checkerboard") Division Major General Walter E. Lauer 393rd♦, 394th♦, and 395th♦ Infantry Regiments 370th, 371st, 372nd, and 924th FA Battalions 324th Engineer Combat Battalion 801st TD Battalion 535th AAA AW Battalion
The 99th Squadron downed eleven enemy German aircraft. Now a captain, Hall downed two German FW 190s, raising his aerial victories to three. [2] Hall earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his valiant achievements. [2] Hall was one of only nine 332nd Fighter Group pilots with at least three confirmed kills during World War II.
The first Eighth Air Force aircraft to receive unit markings were the Spitfires of the 4th and 31st Fighter Groups training with RAF Fighter Command in September 1942. The markings were two-letter fuselage squadron codes located on one side of the national insignia and a single letter aircraft code on the other side.