The Indianapolis Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, Inc

THE INDIANAPOLIS CHAPTER
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, INC

Members

Join us for the first meeting in 2021!

The Airmen were all volunteers… and so are we!

JOIN US FOR  MONTHLY VIRTUAL CHAPTER MEETING 

Our standing monthly Indianapolis TAI Chapter Meetings take place via Zoom on the 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 6pm. 

Anyone interested in joining our efforts to preserve the Tuskegee Airmen legacy are encouraged to reach out through our website contact page

Brief Organizational History

In August 1972, the Airmen gathered in Detroit, Michigan and voted to establish a nation-wide organization, National Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) with membership open to all supporters. They elected, Terre Haute native, Lt. Col (Ret) John J. Suggs as the first “Commander” and authorized him to form committees and finalize the process. The National organization was incorporated February 25, 1975 in the District of Columbia as a “veterans” organization. In 1978, an organizational structure was adopted which replacing the position of “Commander” with a National President and the Articles of Incorporation were amended to read: “Charitable and educational organization”.

THE INDIANAPOLIS CHAPTER, TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, INC. was founded in on april 9th, 1985

The four founding members of the Indianapolis Chapter were all Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTA) and include:

Armour McDaniel, Lt Col USAF (Ret)

Louis Hill, 1st Lt USAAF

Charles H. DeBow, Lt Col USAF (Ret)

Charlie Myer, 1st Lt USAAF