Quentin P. Smith (1919–2013) was an American airman who served as a B-25 bombardier with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.
In fact, he once said, "I didn't give a tinker's damn if I ever left the ground.
Shortly after, they were sent back to Freeman Field because there was not enough room for 101 black prisoners at Fort Leavenworth.
[1] Smith received an honorable discharge on an order from then President Harry Truman[3] More than fifty years later, Smith and the 100 other black officers' service records would be formally cleared of the incident.
[1] In 2007, as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, First Lieutenant Smith received a Congressional Gold Medal.
He sat on several aviation and education boards, and was a member of the Chicago Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, an organization of black pilots.
[5] Smith also created the Gary Emerson High School for Visual and Performing Arts.