Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated World War II pilot and one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, has died at 100. Stewart was part of the 332nd Fighter Group, the first Black military pilots in the U.S. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for downing three German aircraft in 1945 and was part of a team that won the 1949 U.S. Air Force Top Gun competition, though their achievement was recognized only decades later. Born in Virginia in 1924, Stewart moved to New York and dreamed of flying from a young age. He joined the Tuskegee Airmen after Pearl Harbor, facing the challenges of segregation. Despite his hopes to become a commercial pilot, racial barriers led him to pursue a career in mechanical engineering. Stewart’s legacy is celebrated for his contributions to breaking racial barriers and his distinguished military service.