Frank Douglas Walker, 93
Tuskegee Airman of Richmond
RICHMOND — Frank Douglas Walker, age 93, of Richmond died Sunday, April 28, 2013, in his home. He was born in Madison County to the late James S. and Mary Turner Walker.
Mr. Walker was a member of the First Baptist Church of Richmond, a Kentucky Colonel, and a member of the BGNFP Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen in Lexington.
He was an Army veteran of World War II in which he served with the Tuskegee Airmen. After the war, he worked for 35 years as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.
Mr. Walker is survived by: his daughter, Eve W. (Louis) Ballew of Richmond; his sons, Charles M. (Carolyn) Walker of Richmond, Frank S. Walker of Lexington and James S. Walker of Richmond; his sister, Ann Walker Collins of Orinda, Calif.; grandchildren, Charles M. Walker II, Steven Ballew, Mariele Ballew, James Ballew and Stewart Ballew; great-grandchildren, Julian Douglas Walker and Karter Hawkins.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ella Walker; two brothers, William Walker and Wyatt Walker: and two sisters, Jamie Lewis Street and Gertrude Walker.
Funeral services for Mr. Walker will be 11 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church of Richmond, 302 Frances St., with the Rev. Dr. Robert R. Blythe officiating.
Davis & Powell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery with military honors.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Friday until the hour of services at the church.
Pallbearers will be Charles M. Walker II, Steven Lewis Ballew, James Ballew, Stewart Ballew, Richard Street, and Johnny Huguely. Honorary pallbearers will be Willie Joe Covington, Peyron Harris, Ernest Williams, Donald Campbell, Stanley Miller, James Carr, and Kenard Bosley.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to The Frank Walker Education Fund, BGNFP Chapter or Tuskegee Airmen, 100 Mason Springs Drive, Nicholasville, KY 40356.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Tuskeegee Airman. Fighter pilot. Army veteran, served for the U.S. during World War II in the groundbreaking program created by the Army Air Corps in 1941. Members of this group became the first African-American pilots to serve and fight as military aviators and were known as the Tuskeegee Airmen. Mr. Walker graduated from Richmond High School in 1938 and after, attended college at the West Virginia Institute of Technology until the United States began to fight in World War II when Walker chose to volunteer in the military for service. Due to his scores on a written exam he passed for the US military, he qualified and was sent to Tuskeegee, Alabama for flight training in the first aviation program that accepted African-Americans. Upon his graduation June 30th in 1943 at Tuskeegee with the Class 43-F-SE, Frank Walker was then assigned as a single-engine pilot in the 301st Fighter Sqaudron on August 1st, 1943. Out of the estimated 16,000 to 19,000 service members in the program, less than 1000 were trained as pilots. Walker held the rank of 2nd Lieutenant at Tuskegee Army Air Field. He first flew in combat missions based in North Africa and then later from a base in Italy. During Walker's service, he flew over 50 missions while in Europe.
When a P-47 he piloted caught fire on a runway during take off and injured Walker, he was sent back to the U.S. He returned to Richmond, Kentucky, his hometown after his service, in which he worked for the U.S.P.S. for over 30 years.
He also worked as a brick mason before taking the job with the postal service, and still worked on the side as a mason during his employment with the U.S.P.S. Walker was a Kentucky Colonel, member of the First Baptist Church of Richmond. He was a Documented Original Tuskeegee Airmen (DOTA) and a member of the Brigadier General Noel F. Parrish (BGNFP) Chapter of the Tuskeegee Airmen in Lexington, Kentucky. Walker recieved a Congressional Gold Medal, along with other fellow Airmen in 2007. These members were given bronze replicas of the Medal which was put on display at the Smithsonian. He was buried at age 93 with military honors.
Mr. Walker was married to Mary Ella Walker and together they had four children, one daughter and three sons. He was one of 6 children born to James S. and Mary Turner Walker. Siblings that preceeded him in death: brothers,William Walker and Wyatt Walker and sisters, Jamie Lewis Street and Gertrude Walker.
Tuskegee Airman of Richmond
RICHMOND — Frank Douglas Walker, age 93, of Richmond died Sunday, April 28, 2013, in his home. He was born in Madison County to the late James S. and Mary Turner Walker.
Mr. Walker was a member of the First Baptist Church of Richmond, a Kentucky Colonel, and a member of the BGNFP Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen in Lexington.
He was an Army veteran of World War II in which he served with the Tuskegee Airmen. After the war, he worked for 35 years as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.
Mr. Walker is survived by: his daughter, Eve W. (Louis) Ballew of Richmond; his sons, Charles M. (Carolyn) Walker of Richmond, Frank S. Walker of Lexington and James S. Walker of Richmond; his sister, Ann Walker Collins of Orinda, Calif.; grandchildren, Charles M. Walker II, Steven Ballew, Mariele Ballew, James Ballew and Stewart Ballew; great-grandchildren, Julian Douglas Walker and Karter Hawkins.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ella Walker; two brothers, William Walker and Wyatt Walker: and two sisters, Jamie Lewis Street and Gertrude Walker.
Funeral services for Mr. Walker will be 11 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church of Richmond, 302 Frances St., with the Rev. Dr. Robert R. Blythe officiating.
Davis & Powell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery with military honors.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Friday until the hour of services at the church.
Pallbearers will be Charles M. Walker II, Steven Lewis Ballew, James Ballew, Stewart Ballew, Richard Street, and Johnny Huguely. Honorary pallbearers will be Willie Joe Covington, Peyron Harris, Ernest Williams, Donald Campbell, Stanley Miller, James Carr, and Kenard Bosley.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to The Frank Walker Education Fund, BGNFP Chapter or Tuskegee Airmen, 100 Mason Springs Drive, Nicholasville, KY 40356.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Tuskeegee Airman. Fighter pilot. Army veteran, served for the U.S. during World War II in the groundbreaking program created by the Army Air Corps in 1941. Members of this group became the first African-American pilots to serve and fight as military aviators and were known as the Tuskeegee Airmen. Mr. Walker graduated from Richmond High School in 1938 and after, attended college at the West Virginia Institute of Technology until the United States began to fight in World War II when Walker chose to volunteer in the military for service. Due to his scores on a written exam he passed for the US military, he qualified and was sent to Tuskeegee, Alabama for flight training in the first aviation program that accepted African-Americans. Upon his graduation June 30th in 1943 at Tuskeegee with the Class 43-F-SE, Frank Walker was then assigned as a single-engine pilot in the 301st Fighter Sqaudron on August 1st, 1943. Out of the estimated 16,000 to 19,000 service members in the program, less than 1000 were trained as pilots. Walker held the rank of 2nd Lieutenant at Tuskegee Army Air Field. He first flew in combat missions based in North Africa and then later from a base in Italy. During Walker's service, he flew over 50 missions while in Europe.
When a P-47 he piloted caught fire on a runway during take off and injured Walker, he was sent back to the U.S. He returned to Richmond, Kentucky, his hometown after his service, in which he worked for the U.S.P.S. for over 30 years.
He also worked as a brick mason before taking the job with the postal service, and still worked on the side as a mason during his employment with the U.S.P.S. Walker was a Kentucky Colonel, member of the First Baptist Church of Richmond. He was a Documented Original Tuskeegee Airmen (DOTA) and a member of the Brigadier General Noel F. Parrish (BGNFP) Chapter of the Tuskeegee Airmen in Lexington, Kentucky. Walker recieved a Congressional Gold Medal, along with other fellow Airmen in 2007. These members were given bronze replicas of the Medal which was put on display at the Smithsonian. He was buried at age 93 with military honors.
Mr. Walker was married to Mary Ella Walker and together they had four children, one daughter and three sons. He was one of 6 children born to James S. and Mary Turner Walker. Siblings that preceeded him in death: brothers,William Walker and Wyatt Walker and sisters, Jamie Lewis Street and Gertrude Walker.
Frank Douglas Walker, 93
Tuskegee Airman of Richmond
RICHMOND — Frank Douglas Walker, age 93, of Richmond died Sunday, April 28, 2013, in his home. He was born in Madison County to the late James S. and Mary Turner Walker.
Mr. Walker was a member of the First Baptist Church of Richmond, a Kentucky Colonel, and a member of the BGNFP Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen in Lexington.
He was an Army veteran of World War II in which he served with the Tuskegee Airmen. After the war, he worked for 35 years as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.
Mr. Walker is survived by: his daughter, Eve W. (Louis) Ballew of Richmond; his sons, Charles M. (Carolyn) Walker of Richmond, Frank S. Walker of Lexington and James S. Walker of Richmond; his sister, Ann Walker Collins of Orinda, Calif.; grandchildren, Charles M. Walker II, Steven Ballew, Mariele Ballew, James Ballew and Stewart Ballew; great-grandchildren, Julian Douglas Walker and Karter Hawkins.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ella Walker; two brothers, William Walker and Wyatt Walker: and two sisters, Jamie Lewis Street and Gertrude Walker.
Funeral services for Mr. Walker will be 11 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church of Richmond, 302 Frances St., with the Rev. Dr. Robert R. Blythe officiating.
Davis & Powell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery with military honors.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Friday until the hour of services at the church.
Pallbearers will be Charles M. Walker II, Steven Lewis Ballew, James Ballew, Stewart Ballew, Richard Street, and Johnny Huguely. Honorary pallbearers will be Willie Joe Covington, Peyron Harris, Ernest Williams, Donald Campbell, Stanley Miller, James Carr, and Kenard Bosley.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to The Frank Walker Education Fund, BGNFP Chapter or Tuskegee Airmen, 100 Mason Springs Drive, Nicholasville, KY 40356.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Tuskeegee Airman. Fighter pilot. Army veteran, served for the U.S. during World War II in the groundbreaking program created by the Army Air Corps in 1941. Members of this group became the first African-American pilots to serve and fight as military aviators and were known as the Tuskeegee Airmen. Mr. Walker graduated from Richmond High School in 1938 and after, attended college at the West Virginia Institute of Technology until the United States began to fight in World War II when Walker chose to volunteer in the military for service. Due to his scores on a written exam he passed for the US military, he qualified and was sent to Tuskeegee, Alabama for flight training in the first aviation program that accepted African-Americans. Upon his graduation June 30th in 1943 at Tuskeegee with the Class 43-F-SE, Frank Walker was then assigned as a single-engine pilot in the 301st Fighter Sqaudron on August 1st, 1943. Out of the estimated 16,000 to 19,000 service members in the program, less than 1000 were trained as pilots. Walker held the rank of 2nd Lieutenant at Tuskegee Army Air Field. He first flew in combat missions based in North Africa and then later from a base in Italy. During Walker's service, he flew over 50 missions while in Europe.
When a P-47 he piloted caught fire on a runway during take off and injured Walker, he was sent back to the U.S. He returned to Richmond, Kentucky, his hometown after his service, in which he worked for the U.S.P.S. for over 30 years.
He also worked as a brick mason before taking the job with the postal service, and still worked on the side as a mason during his employment with the U.S.P.S. Walker was a Kentucky Colonel, member of the First Baptist Church of Richmond. He was a Documented Original Tuskeegee Airmen (DOTA) and a member of the Brigadier General Noel F. Parrish (BGNFP) Chapter of the Tuskeegee Airmen in Lexington, Kentucky. Walker recieved a Congressional Gold Medal, along with other fellow Airmen in 2007. These members were given bronze replicas of the Medal which was put on display at the Smithsonian. He was buried at age 93 with military honors.
Mr. Walker was married to Mary Ella Walker and together they had four children, one daughter and three sons. He was one of 6 children born to James S. and Mary Turner Walker. Siblings that preceeded him in death: brothers,William Walker and Wyatt Walker and sisters, Jamie Lewis Street and Gertrude Walker.
Tuskegee Airman of Richmond
RICHMOND — Frank Douglas Walker, age 93, of Richmond died Sunday, April 28, 2013, in his home. He was born in Madison County to the late James S. and Mary Turner Walker.
Mr. Walker was a member of the First Baptist Church of Richmond, a Kentucky Colonel, and a member of the BGNFP Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen in Lexington.
He was an Army veteran of World War II in which he served with the Tuskegee Airmen. After the war, he worked for 35 years as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.
Mr. Walker is survived by: his daughter, Eve W. (Louis) Ballew of Richmond; his sons, Charles M. (Carolyn) Walker of Richmond, Frank S. Walker of Lexington and James S. Walker of Richmond; his sister, Ann Walker Collins of Orinda, Calif.; grandchildren, Charles M. Walker II, Steven Ballew, Mariele Ballew, James Ballew and Stewart Ballew; great-grandchildren, Julian Douglas Walker and Karter Hawkins.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ella Walker; two brothers, William Walker and Wyatt Walker: and two sisters, Jamie Lewis Street and Gertrude Walker.
Funeral services for Mr. Walker will be 11 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church of Richmond, 302 Frances St., with the Rev. Dr. Robert R. Blythe officiating.
Davis & Powell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery with military honors.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Friday until the hour of services at the church.
Pallbearers will be Charles M. Walker II, Steven Lewis Ballew, James Ballew, Stewart Ballew, Richard Street, and Johnny Huguely. Honorary pallbearers will be Willie Joe Covington, Peyron Harris, Ernest Williams, Donald Campbell, Stanley Miller, James Carr, and Kenard Bosley.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to The Frank Walker Education Fund, BGNFP Chapter or Tuskegee Airmen, 100 Mason Springs Drive, Nicholasville, KY 40356.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Tuskeegee Airman. Fighter pilot. Army veteran, served for the U.S. during World War II in the groundbreaking program created by the Army Air Corps in 1941. Members of this group became the first African-American pilots to serve and fight as military aviators and were known as the Tuskeegee Airmen. Mr. Walker graduated from Richmond High School in 1938 and after, attended college at the West Virginia Institute of Technology until the United States began to fight in World War II when Walker chose to volunteer in the military for service. Due to his scores on a written exam he passed for the US military, he qualified and was sent to Tuskeegee, Alabama for flight training in the first aviation program that accepted African-Americans. Upon his graduation June 30th in 1943 at Tuskeegee with the Class 43-F-SE, Frank Walker was then assigned as a single-engine pilot in the 301st Fighter Sqaudron on August 1st, 1943. Out of the estimated 16,000 to 19,000 service members in the program, less than 1000 were trained as pilots. Walker held the rank of 2nd Lieutenant at Tuskegee Army Air Field. He first flew in combat missions based in North Africa and then later from a base in Italy. During Walker's service, he flew over 50 missions while in Europe.
When a P-47 he piloted caught fire on a runway during take off and injured Walker, he was sent back to the U.S. He returned to Richmond, Kentucky, his hometown after his service, in which he worked for the U.S.P.S. for over 30 years.
He also worked as a brick mason before taking the job with the postal service, and still worked on the side as a mason during his employment with the U.S.P.S. Walker was a Kentucky Colonel, member of the First Baptist Church of Richmond. He was a Documented Original Tuskeegee Airmen (DOTA) and a member of the Brigadier General Noel F. Parrish (BGNFP) Chapter of the Tuskeegee Airmen in Lexington, Kentucky. Walker recieved a Congressional Gold Medal, along with other fellow Airmen in 2007. These members were given bronze replicas of the Medal which was put on display at the Smithsonian. He was buried at age 93 with military honors.
Mr. Walker was married to Mary Ella Walker and together they had four children, one daughter and three sons. He was one of 6 children born to James S. and Mary Turner Walker. Siblings that preceeded him in death: brothers,William Walker and Wyatt Walker and sisters, Jamie Lewis Street and Gertrude Walker.
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