From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Young, Eddie L.

(born: 1923) 

Born in the coal camps of Jenkins, KY, Young is the father of Michelle Y. Green, author of the Willie Pearl Series. Eddie Young was a Tuskeegee Airman and one of the first African American pilots to fly in Korea and Vietnam. Green's book in progress, High Flight, is based on her father's life.  This entry was submitted by Michelle Y. Green.

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Cited in this Entry

NKAA Entry: Mahone, Willie Pearl
NKAA Source: High flight

Cite This NKAA Entry:

“Young, Eddie L.,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed March 25, 2023, https://ukscrc001.net/nkaa/items/show/135.

Last modified: 2017-07-19 17:51:14