2Lt. Rhohelia J Webb

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Rhohelia "Bob" J Webb (1922 - 2009)

Also Known As: "Rohelia"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Death: 2009 (86-87)
Seattle, King County, Washington, United States
Place of Burial: Tahoma National Cemetery Kent King County Washington
Immediate Family:

Son of Luke Webb and Cora Webb
Husband of Lois Webb
Father of Lauri Ellen Januari and Sheri Webb
Brother of Zelda Webb; Ruth Webb; Gloria Webb; Mayfield Webb; Louis Webb and 3 others

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About 2Lt. Rhohelia J Webb

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46272627

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=rhohe...

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/tuskegee-army-vet-rhohelia...

As a member of the U.S. military, Rhohelia “Bob” Webb was never allowed to eat or spend time in the officer’s club — even though he was a pilot and second lieutenant.

He and the other African Americans who became known as the Tuskegee Airmen had to stay in their barracks — regardless of their rank. And they had to work extra hard.

Despite the racism he and the other black pilots endured, Lt. Webb never lost his compassion or love for other people, his family said. Instead of becoming angry, he just made a decision never to live in the South again.

His daughters recall a story he often told about his time at the Tuskegee Army Air Field, when he and a group of other pilots entered the officer’s club and stood silently, with dignity, protesting the injustice of exclusion until they were told to leave.

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2Lt. Rhohelia J Webb's Timeline

1922
1922
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1962
1962
2009
2009
Age 87
Seattle, King County, Washington, United States
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Tahoma National Cemetery Kent King County Washington