American Navy aviator, air traffic controller (1916–2001)
Oscar Holmes
Birth name
Oscar Wayman Holmes
Born
(1916-01-31)31 January 1916 Dunbar, West Virginia, US
Died
5 November 2001(2001-11-05) (aged 85) Mitchellville, Maryland, US
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Navy
Years of service
1942–1946
Battles/wars
World War II
Alma mater
West Virginia State College
Ohio State University
Brooklyn Law School
Oscar Wayman Holmes (31 January 1916 – 5 November 2001) was an American naval aviator in World War II and civilian flight controller, the first African-American in each position.[1][2][3]
^Kraus, Terry. "Oscar Holmes: He Broke Three Color Barriers, but Few Knew" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration.
^Schneller, Robert J. Jr. (January–February 1998). "Oscar Holmes: A Place in Naval Aviation" (PDF). Naval Aviation News. United States Navy.
^Fikes, Robert (6 December 2015). "Oscar Wayman Holmes Jr. (1916–2001)". BlackPast.org.
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