What is Calvin J. Spann?
{{Infobox person |name = Calvin J. Spann |image = First Lieutenant Clavin J. Spann 15th Air Force.jpg |caption = 1st Lt. Calvin J. Spann an Original Tuskegee Airmen of the 332nd Fighter Group 100th Squadron |birth_date = {{birth date|1924|11|28}} |birth_place = [[Rutherford, New Jersey]], [[United States]] |death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|9|6|1924|11|28}} |death_place = [[McKinney,Texas]], United States }} '''Calvin J. Spann''' (November 28, 1924 &ndash; September 6, 2015) was an original [[Tuskegee Airman]] and fighter pilot with the 100th Fighter Squadron of the [[332nd Fighter Group]]. Spann received his wings from the Tuskegee Flight School as a part of the graduating class of 44G.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allentx.swagit.com/play/07222011-26 |title=Allen Public Library Presents: Tuskegee Airman Lt. Calvin Spann - The City of Allen, TX |publisher=Allentx.swagit.com |access-date=2013-08-24}}</ref> As a member of the [[United States Army Air Corps]], he served in Europe during [[World War II]], where Spann flew 26 combat missions before the end of the war in the European Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://northdallasgazette.com/2013/02/20/frontiers-of-flight-museum-honoring-african-american-aviation-pioneers-past-present/ |title=Frontiers of Flight Museum Honoring African American aviation pioneers past & present |publisher=North Dallas Gazette |date=2013-02-20 |access-date=2013-08-24}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Spann, Calvin J.}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:Military people from New Jersey]] {{US-bio-stub}}