2nd Lt. Alfred M. Gorham (1920 – 2009) was a Tuskegee Airman from Waukesha, Wisconsin. He was the only Tuskegee Airman from Wisconsin, and he was a prisoner of war after his plane went down over Munich, Germany in World War II.
Military service
After joining the Army Air Force in 1942 Gorham became a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen. He graduated from the Tuskegee University February 8, 1944.
He saw action over Budapest Hungary and shot down two German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Fighters on August 3, 1944.
In 1945 his P-51 had engine trouble over Munich, Germany and he bailed out. He was captured and held by the Germans until the end of the war.
Awards Purple Heart Prisoner of War Medal Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Tuskegee Airmen in 2006
See also
Executive Order 9981 List of Tuskegee Airmen List of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes Military history of African Americans
Personal life After graduating from Waukesha High School in 1938 Gorham was accepted to Carroll College. However he took a job as a precision tool grinder. He later enlisted in the army and eventually he was accepted to the Tuskegee Airmen.
References
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External links Fly (2009 play about the 332d Fighter Group) Tuskegee Airmen at Tuskegee University Tuskegee Airmen Archives at the University of California, Riverside Libraries. Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) Tuskegee Airmen National Museum