Tuskegee Crew Chief recalls history

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    Kansas City Kansan - News

    He lives in a 200-year-old Kansas City, Kan., home and he served his country during World War II as a Tuskegee Airman. So perhaps there's no one better to represent the history of the Douglass-Sumner neighborhood than Sgt. Ozell Hawkins.

    Along with his daughter, Carolyn Hawkins-Loney, Ozell Hawkins lives on Oakland Street near the Sumner Academy of Arts and Sciences. Born in KCK, Hawkins has lived in the area his entire life.

    Proudly wearing his Tuskegee Airmen cap, Hawkins and his daughter sat down with students from Sumner Academy this week to share their life experiences - including his role as a member of the famous military unit and as a resident of the Douglass-Sumner neighborhood...
     

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