Lt. Colonel Holsclaw in his P-51

ID: 5481 ~ Source: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/jack-daniels-holsclaw-1918-1998/
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Lt. Colonel Holsclaw named his favorite P-51 Bernice Baby after his wife who he met while studying in Pullman and married after finishing combat training.

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By Devrick Barnett
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