on James Information on James Official biography official USAF site – AF.mil Chappie James Suite from The Airmen of Note album "Brothers in Blue" 1920 births 1978 deaths United States Air Force personnel of the Korean War United States Air Force personnel of the Vietnam War American Korean War pilots American Vietnam War pilots Burials at Arlington National Cemetery North American Aerospace Defense Command People from Pensacola, Florida Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Recipients of the Air Medal Tuskegee Airmen United States Air Force generals Tuskegee University alumni African-American aviators Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal National Aviation Hall of Fame inductees United States Army Air Forces bomber pilots of World War II African-American Catholics