America will miss One of the pioneering
black World War II HEROES!

Tuskegee Airmen Lt. Col. “A Train” Dryden
September 16, 1920 - June 26, 2008
Funeral arrangements announced

Atlanta, GA. - The National Museum of Patriotism has announced today a great loss, which will be felt by all. Lt. Col. Charles “Chuck'' Dryden, one of the first of the pioneering black World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 87.

Lt. Col. Dryden was on the Board of Directors for The National Museum of Patriotism. The museum views Col. Dryden as a close friend and great example of an Patriotic American hero, who’s courage can’t be measured. Col. Dryden and an Atlanta teacher founded “The Ace Camp” for kids and meets at The

National Museum of Patriotism. The National Museum of Patriotism pays tribute with a permeant Tuskegee Airman exhibit spotlighting Col. Dryden for their contribution to American history.

Founder of The National Museum of Patriotism Mr. Nick Snider say’s ''He was not just a part of American history; he helped to make it''

Col. Dryden, was commissioned on April 29, 1942 as a Second Lieutenant in a class of only three graduates, which was the second class of black pilots to graduate in the history of the US. Army Air Corps.

On June 9, 1943, then Lieutenant Charles Dryden, in his P-40 nicknamed “A-Train,” led a flight of six pilots engaging enemy fighter aircraft in aerial combat over Pantelleria, Sicily. It was the first time in aviation history that black American pilots of the US Army Air Corps engaged aircraft in combat.

His autobiography was published by the University of Alabama Press in 1997 with the title “A-Train: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman.”

Funeral arrangements for Lt. Col. Charles “A Train” Dryden are as follows:

Cascade United Methodist Church 3144 Cascade Rd. S.W. Atlanta, GA 30311 Viewing time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am Service Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

MEDIA IS ALLOWED TO COVER FUNERAL.

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