2 members of famed World War II flying squadron, the Tuskegee Airmen, die in Los Angeles

2 members of famed World War II flying squadron, the Tuskegee Airmen, die in Los Angeles
Published January 11, 2015
Associated Press
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  This April 7, 2011 photo by Bruce Talamon shows Clarence E. "Buddy" Huntley Jr., a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the famed all-black squadron that flew in World War II, posing with a P-51C Mustang fighter plane similar to the one that he was a crew chief on while overseas during the war, at Torrance, Calif., Airport. (AP)
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  This circa 2000 photo provided by Tim Shambray shows his father, Joseph Shambray, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the famed all-black squadron that flew in World War II, at his home in Los Angeles. Shambray and fellow Tuskegee Airman Clarence E. "Buddy" Huntley Jr., lifelong friends who enlisted together, both died on the same day, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in their Los Angeles homes, relatives said Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. Both were 91. (AP)

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LOS ANGELES – Two members of the Tuskegee Airmen — the famed all-black squadron that flew in World War II — died on the same day. The men, lifelong friends who enlisted together, were 91.
Clarence E. Huntley Jr. and Joseph Shambrey died on Jan. 5 in their Los Angeles homes, relatives said Sunday.

Huntley and Shambrey enlisted in 1942. They were shipped overseas to Italy in 1944 with the 100th Fighter Squadron of the Army Air Force's 332nd Fighter Group. As mechanics, they kept the combat planes flying.

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