FL S1926

Recognizes Cornelius Davis, a Tuskegee Airman born March 12, 1921, in Blountstown, Florida, as an American hero and great Floridian.

Notes Davis joined the Army Air Corps in October 1942 after working for Ford Motor Company in Detroit and trained at Fort Custer, Tuskegee, and Buckley Field.

Highlights that the Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military aviators in the U.S. Armed Forces and flew more than 15,000 combat sorties, destroyed 261 enemy aircraft, and received over 900 medals despite facing racial discrimination.

Documents Davis's service assignments with the 301st Fighter Squadron in Michigan, 553rd Fighter Squadron in South Carolina, and 99th Flying Training Squadron, and his honorable discharge from Madison Field, Ohio.