Eugene Lloyd Woodson (1924 - 1983)

Born 13 Feb 1924 in Douglass Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Theresa Armenta (Moses) Carson — married 30 Aug 1946 (to before 1967) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Eugene Woodson is Notable.

Eugene Woodson is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army Air Force 477th Bombardment Group
Tuskegee Airman

Eugene Woodson served as a Flight Officer during World War II. He was one of the “Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen.” The Tuskegee Airmen were known for heroic combat service in support of Allied Forces in the European Theater. They served with the 332d Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group, both largely Black units of the United States Army Air Forces.

Eugene Woodson was born in 1924. He was the son of Waverly Woodson and Edna Baxter.^[1]

In 1946, he married Theresa Moses, daughter of Grover Moses and Janie Marks.^[2] The marriage ended in divorce before 1967.^[3]

He died 14 July 1983.^[1][4]

Freeman Field Mutiny

Eugene was a participant in the Freeman Field Mutiny, in which African American members of the 477th Bombardment Group attempted to integrate an all-white officers' club. The mutiny resulted in 162 separate arrests of black officers, some of them twice.

Three men were court-martialed on relatively minor charges. One was convicted. In 1995, the Air Force officially vindicated the actions of the African-American officers, set aside the single court-martial conviction and removed letters of reprimand from the permanent files of 15 of the officers. The mutiny is generally regarded by historians of the Civil Rights Movement as an important step toward full integration of the armed forces and as a model for later efforts to integrate public facilities through civil disobedience.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #33975348
   Name: Eugene Lloyd Woodson [Eugene Woodson]; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 13 Feb 1924; Birth Place: Douglass Phi, Pennsylvania; Death Date: Jul 1983; Father: Waverly B Woodson; Mother: Edna L Baxter; Notes: Aug 1941: Name listed as EUGENE LLOYD WOODSON; 30 Dec 1987: Name listed as EUGENE WOODSON.
2. ↑ Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZW-JJPK : 5 August 2020), Edna L Baxter in entry for Eugene Lloyd Woodson and Theresa Armenta Moses, 30 Aug 1946; citing Marriage, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
   citing , Arlington, Virginia, United States, certificate 67 029118, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
   FamilySearch Record: QK98-BV16 (accessed 1 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TX-G9R8-N Image number 00121
   Armenta Theresa Moses Woodson (39) marriage to Floyd Wilton Carson (41) on 25 Aug 1967 in Arlington, Virginia, United States.
4. ↑ Obituary: "Woodson, Eugene Lloyd," The Philadelphia Inquirer 15 Jul 1983, page 8D. Newspapers Clip: 117754822 (accessed 1 February 2023)

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0433; FHL microfilm: 2341853
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #54970838
  Lloyd Woodson (6), single son, in household of Waverly Woodson (27) in 1235 North 58th Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03724; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 51-1179
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #25650814
  Lloyd Woodson (16), single son, in household of Waverly Woodson (37) in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania.

See also:

• Dryden, Charles W. A-Train: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman. University of Alabama Press, 1997. ISBN 10: 0817308563 ISBN 13: 9780817308568. (page 388).
• https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/black-history-in-southern-indiana-the-freeman-field-mutiny.php