The Tuskegee Airmen accomplishments included: 111 German airplanes destroyed in the air and another 150 on the ground; and 950 railcars, trucks and other motor vehicles were destroyed.
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The Tuskegee Airmen returned home with 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 744 Air Medals, 8 Purple Hearts, and 14 Bronze Stars.
During WWII, 72 Tuskegee Airmen shot down 112 enemy aircraft, including the best of the German fighters. The Tuskegee Airmen reportedly shot down 112 enemy airplanes in World War II.
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On 29 March 2007, the Tuskegee Airmen were collectively awarded a Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol rotunda. They were trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama during World War II.
In 2008, the Tuskegee Airmen were inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.
The Tuskegee Airmen Memorial was built in honour of the Tuskegee Airmen, their trainers, and ground support staff who trained at Walterboro Army Airfield during World War II and it is located at Walterboro Army Airfield, South Carolina.


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