https://wskgnews.org/sites/wskg/files/201503/HALEYweb_2.mp3
To conclude our series highlighting historical black residence of our region we discuss the life of Bath, NY native Lt. Col. George J. Haley.
Haley volunteered in WWII as a fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American military aviators in the U.S. armed forces. He fought in multiple wars, flying over 90 missions in WWII alone.
More history from the Twin Tiers can be found here.