Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100.

DETROIT — Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated combat pilot of World War II’s mostly Black 332nd Fighter Group, commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 100.

Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart, Jr., who was a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, died this week at the age of 100. The Tuskegee Airmen were an all-Black unit of pilots that fought during World War II.

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100.

Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart, Jr., who was a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, died this week at the age of 100. The Tuskegee Airmen were an all-Black unit of pilots that fought during World War II.