Tigers by the Fire
WWII Stories and Discussions by a WWII Class from Holy Cross School in New Orleans. Each episode will discuss a different event or topic from WWII. Topics range from various battles to programs, events, and any thing else from the Second World War. It is part of a year long WWII course. All content is created and researched by the cohosts. Tigers by the Fire is recorded out of Holy Cross School in New Orleans.
Tigers by the Fire
The Tuskegee Airmen
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Michael Arvites
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Season 2
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Episode 4
This week's episode focuses on the Tuskegee Airmen. The famous 332nd escort fighter group has lived in pop culture through cinema. They were one of the highest awarded units in the entire war and had to fight through countless discriminatory practices at home in order to fight tyranny abroad.