
Historical records matching 2Lt. Rhohelia J Webb
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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.
2Lt. Rhohelia J Webb's Timeline
1922 |
1922
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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1962 |
1962
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2009 |
2009
Age 87
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Seattle, King County, Washington, United States
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Tahoma National Cemetery Kent King County Washington
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