History Hour: Captain Andrew Maples, Jr.

Tuskegee Airman

Retired Air Force veteran Jeff Joyce recounts the story of this WWII Tuskegee Airman from Orange, Virginia, detailing his career, disappearance, and the tribute paid to him in his hometown.

Jeff Joyce is an Air Force veteran and a retired defense contractor. He is a volunteer historian at Culpeper National Cemetery, supporting the Wreaths Across America program. In addition, Joyce is a docent at the National Air and Space Museum, a volunteer with the Honor Flight program, and a battlefield guide at Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park in Prince William County.

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