BG  Charles E. McGee  (born December 7, 1919) is a retired American  fighter pilot  and one of the last living members of the  Tuskegee Airmen . He was a career officer in the  United States Air Force  for more than 30 years and flew a three-war total of 409 combat missions in  World War II , the  Korean War , and the  Vietnam War , one of the highest combat totals and longest active-duty careers by any Air Force fighter pilot in history