What is Alexander Jefferson?
{{Infobox military person |name = Alexander Jefferson |image = USAF Lt Col. Alexander Jefferson at the Imperial War Museum.jpg |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|11|15|mf=y}} |birth_place = [[Detroit, Michigan]], U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|6|22|1921|11|15|mf=y}} |death_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |nickname = |allegiance = [[United States|United States of America]] |branch = [[United States Army Air Forces]]<br/>[[United States Air Force]] |serviceyears = 1942–1969 |rank = [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]] |unit = [[332nd Fighter Group]] and US Air Force Reserve |commands = |battles = [[World War II]] |awards = {{plainlist| *[[Air Medal]] *[[Congressional Gold Medal]] *[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] *[[Purple Heart]]}} |relations = |laterwork = }} '''Alexander Jefferson''' (November 15, 1921 – June 22, 2022) was an American [[U.S. Air Force|Air Force]] officer. He was known as one of the [[Tuskegee Airmen]], the [[332nd Fighter Group]]. He was in the [[United States Army Air Forces]] during [[World War II]]. Jefferson died on June 22, 2022 in Detroit at the age of 100.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alexander Jefferson, member of Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100 |url=https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/alexander-jefferson-member-of-tuskegee-airman-dies-at-100 |access-date=24 June 2022 |publisher=Fox 2 |date=24 June 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jefferson, Alexander}} [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:American centenarians]] [[Category:American autobiographers]] [[Category:Writers from Detroit]] [[Category:Military people from Michigan]] {{US-bio-stub}}