Lincoln Hudson
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Born
March 12, 1916
Lincoln T. Hudson
March 12, 1916
DiedSeptember 26, 1988 (aged 72)
Resting placeLincoln Cemetery - Blue Island, Illinois, Cook County
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| Born | Lincoln T. Hudson March 12, 1916 |
| Died | September 26, 1988 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Lincoln Cemetery - Blue Island, Illinois, Cook County |
| Alma mater | Loyola University Chicago, University of Chicago |
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| Years active | 1944–1946 |
| Awards | Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen |
Lincoln T. Hudson (March 12, 1916 – September 26, 1988) was a U.S. Army Air Force officer, World War II fighter pilot, Prisoner of War in Nazi Germany, and a corporate executive. During World War II, Hudson served in the all-African-American 332nd Fighter Group's 301st Fighter Squadron, best known as the all-African American combat fighter pilot group, the Tuskegee Airmen, "Red Tails," or among enemy German pilots, “Schwartze Vogelmenschen” ("Black Birdmen").[1][2]
Hudson served as Senior Vice President of Advertising at Johnson Publishing Company, publishers of the historic African American circulars, Ebony Magazine and Jet Magazine founded by businessman John H. Johnson.[2]
