William Bartley
American military personnel

William Bartley

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16 May 1916(Jacksonville, USA)
Death:
28 January 2011(Jacksonville, USA)
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Captain William Bartley (1916-2011) was a World War II pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen. He graduated from the Tuskegee Institute in 1943, was given the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, and was placed with the 332nd Fighter Group and the 99th Fighter Squadron.

Military service

World War II

The Tuskegee Airmen's aircraft had distinctive markings that led to the name, "Red Tails."

Bartley Graduated as a pilot from Tuskegee in 1943. He was given the rank of 2nd Lieutenant and placed with the 332nd Fighter Group and the 99th Fighter Squadron.

After the war

After his service in World War II he joined the Air Force Reserve as a captain in 1946. Next he worked in real estate. In the 1960s he became the business manager of Edward Waters College. In the 1970s he opened his own real estate office (Bartley Real Estate.

Awards

  • Congressional Gold Medal 2007

Education

  • Old Stanton High School, Class of 1935
  • School of Business Administration at Tuskegee Institute in 1939
  • Tuskegee University Class of 1943