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Lieutenant Colonel

Alva Temple
Lieutenant Colonel; Alva Temple
	Alva Temple
Birth name	Alva Newte Temple
Born	August 5, 1917; Carrollton, Alabama, US
Died	August 28, 2004 (aged 87); Columbus, Mississippi, US
Buried	Cook-Temple Memorial Cemetery, Pickensville, Alabama
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army Air Force
Years of service	1943–1962
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	332nd Fighter Group
Awards	Congressional Gold Medal (2007)
Alma mater	Alabama A & M University
Spouse(s)	Lucille née Grimes

LTC Alva Newte Temple (September 5, 1917 – August 28, 2004) was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Forces and combat fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group's 99th Fighter Squadron and 300th Squadron, best known as the all-African American Tuskegee Airmen, "Red Tails," or among enemy German pilots, “Schwartze Vogelmenschen” ("Black Birdmen").^[1] He was one of the 1007 documented Tuskegee Airmen Pilots.^[2]

In 1949, Temple and his all-African American 332nd Fighter Group Weapons pilot team won 1st Place in the U.S. Air Force's inaugural "Top Gun" team competition.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Alva Temple". CAF RISE ABOVE. November 6, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ "Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Roster". CAF Rise Above. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

[auto3-1] "Alva Temple". CAF RISE ABOVE. November 6, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

[CAF2-2] "Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Roster". CAF Rise Above. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

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